'Fyvie Castle' Rose

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'Fyvie Castle' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Dr. John A. Shaw

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Amberlight (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1985)
• COCamber

HMF Ratings:

34 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: COCamber
Exhibition name: Fyvie Castle

Origin:

Bred by Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (Scotland, 1985).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink blend. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 5.5". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 39" (60 to 100cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:

New Zealand - Patent No: 455 on 15 May 1989

Parentage:

seed:	Sunblest × [ Sabine (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1962) × Dr. A.J. Verhage]
pollen:	Silver Jubilee ® (hybrid tea, Cocker before 1974)

Notes:

Some variation in parentage, see References.

One of the roses (listed as 'Amberlight') in the Rose Introducers of New Zealand (RINZ) 1998 Display Trial.