'Glenfiddich' Rose

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'Glenfiddich' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: Glenfiddich

Origin:

Bred by Alexander M. (Alec) Cocker (1907-1977) (Scotland, 1976).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Deep yellow. Mild fragrance. 25 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' (90cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Arthur Bell (Floribunda, McGredy, 1959)
pollen:	Sabine (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1962) × Circus (floribunda, Swim 1954)

Notes:

Named for the Scotch Whiskey.