'Mrs. Aaron Ward' Rose

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'Mrs. Aaron Ward' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mrs. Aaron Ward
Exhibition name: Mrs. Aaron Ward

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, before 1907).
Introduced in France by Pernet-Ducher, Joseph in 1907 as 'Mrs. Aaron Ward'.
Introduced in Australia by Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd. in 1908 as 'Mrs. Aaron Ward'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, salmon-pink shading. Moderate fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, armed with thorns / prickles, dense, lax, upright. Glossy, holly-like foliage.

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Named after Annie Cairns Willis (August 23, 1854 Rosly N.Y. - January 12, 1926 Roslyn N.Y.), who in 1876 married Rear Admiral Aaron Ward - see 'Admiral Ward'.