'Dunkerque' Rose

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'Dunkerque' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bob (hybrid tea, Laperrière, 1940)

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Dunkerque

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Laperrière fils (1907-1983) (France, before 1940).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink, copper shading. Moderate, centifolia fragrance. up to 30 petals. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright, well-branched. Light green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Charles P. Kilham × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

First exhibited as 'Bob', but renamed 'Dunkerque' after the battle in May/June 1940.