'Silver Shadows' Rose

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'Silver Shadows' rose Description

My HMF:

'Silver Shadows (hybrid tea, Buck, 1984)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Silver Shadows (hybrid tea, Buck, 1984)

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, 1984).

Class:

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)

Bloom:

Mauve or purple blend. Strong, citrus fragrance. Average diameter 3". Double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

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

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. 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:

seed:	[ Soir d'Automne × Music Maker (shrub, Buck before 1972)] × Solitude (hybrid tea, Dot, 1970)
pollen:	[ Blue Moon × Tom Brown] × Autumn Dusk

Notes:

'Silver Shadows' and 'Blue Skies' were said to be sibling roses. However the parentage is different in both roses.