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'Donald Prior' rose Description
'Donald Prior' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Donald Prior
Origin:
Bred by Basil Edmund Prior (United Kingdom, before 1939).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1939 as 'Donald Prior'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Scarlet, crimson shading.  Moderate fragrance.  10 to 12 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Short, bushy.  Dark green, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 377  on  16 Apr 1940   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Notes: