'Princess Michael of Kent ®' Rose

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'Princess Michael of Kent ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Pat Hardy's Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HARlightly

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: HARlightly
Exhibition name: Princess Michael of Kent ®

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1977).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1981 as 'Princess Michael of Kent'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow. Strong fragrance. 38 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm). Width: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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:

Manx Queen × Alexander ® (hybrid tea, Harkness, 1972)

Notes:

Princess Michael of Kent was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.