'Hi Neighbor' Rose

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'Hi Neighbor' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of StrawChicago heavy clay zone 5

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium red Grandiflora.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, 1981).
Introduced by Unknown in 1981 as 'Hi Neighbor'.

Class:

Grandiflora. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)

Bloom:

Red. Moderate, sweet fragrance. 45 to 50 petals. Large, very double, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. Very vigorous. prefers full sun. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Amiga Mia × Portrait (Hybrid Tea, Meyer, 1971)

Notes:

Royall River Roses says this rose has ovoid, pointed buds of crimson opening to large 4 1/2" double (40 petals), blooms of slightly lighter, medium red...

[Good for cut flowers. Free flowering. Red buds open to hot pink

Royall River Roses says this rose has ovoid, pointed buds of crimson opening to large 4 1/2" double (40 petals), blooms of slightly lighter, medium red...]