'Fanny Blankers-Koen' Rose

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'Fanny Blankers-Koen' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Elliott

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange blend.

Origin:

Bred by Jacobus Verschuren-Pechtold (1884-1946) (Netherlands, before 1946).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Fanny Blankers-Koen'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange - yellow, red shading, red veining. Strong fragrance. up to 16 petals. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy foliage.

Growing:

Vigorous.

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 100

Fanny Blankers-Koen, 100, Mevr. H. L. H. Verschuren-Pechtold, Kalkhofseweg 6, Haps (N.B.) [North Brabant]

Parentage:

Talisman (hybrid tea, Montgomery 1929) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Francina ("Fanny") Elsje Blankers-Koen (April 26, 1918 Lage Vuursche - January 25, 2004 Hoofddoro), Dutch athlete ("the flying housewife"), won 4 Gold Medals at the 1948 London Olympics (100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, 4x100m relay), plus a number of European championships in 1946 and 1950.