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'Bob' Description
'Dunkerque' rose photo
Photo courtesy of AmiRoses
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
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).
Notes:
First exhibited as 'Bob', but renamed 'Dunkerque' after the battle in May/June 1940.
 
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