'Harold McMillan' Rose

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'Harold McMillan' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Sue The Rose Lover's Garden (Roselvr)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Harold Macmillan
• HARwestsun

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: HARwestsun
Exhibition name: Harold Macmillan

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1988).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1989 as 'Harold Macmillan'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange or orange-red. Mild fragrance. 18 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:

Avocet × Remember Me ® (hybrid tea, Cocker 1979)

Notes: