'FRYaud' Rose

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'FRYaud' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosaplant

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Audrey Wilcox
• FRYwilrey

HMF Ratings:

33 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

Origin:

Bred by John Wilcox (Unknown). Bred by Gareth Fryer (1948-....) (United Kingdom, 1985).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Fryer's Roses/Fryer's Nurseries Ltd. in 1985 as 'Audrey Wilcox'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cerise and cream.. Flowers cerise red and silver cream. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 31" (80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Alpine Sunset ® × Whisky Mac

Notes:

Fryer's Roses says Audrey Wilcox has heavily perfumed, large shapely blooms that are dark pink and creamy-silver. This rose is a winner of the Bronze Medal and special award for fragrance from Baden-Baden and received a Certificate of Merit in Belfast...