'Bir-Hackheim' Rose

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'Bir-Hackheim' rose Description

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Synonyms:

• Bir Hakeim

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Bir-Hackheim

Origin:

Bred by Charles Mallerin (France, 1946).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Bir-Hackheim'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange - scarlet, golden-yellow undertones, yellow stamens. 18 to 20 petals. Large, semi-double to double, cupped, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Very vigorous. 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:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Commemorating the Battle of Bir Hakeim (May 26-June 11, 1942), west of Tobruk in the Libyan desert, where Free French Forces defended their postions in an old Ottoman fort for 2 weeks against Rommel's German/Italian Afrika Korps.
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