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'Grande Dame' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Michael Dosey
HMF Ratings:
63 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Deep pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: WEKmerewbyExhibition name: Grande Dame
Bloom:
Saturated deep pink. Strong, damask, fruity fragrance. 26 to 38 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, upright. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 5'7" to 6¼' (170 to 190cm).
Growing:
Can be used for cut flower or garden. Heat tolerant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 23,476 on 19 Mar 2013 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 13/317,186 on 12 Oct 2011 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘WEKmeredoc’ (not patented) and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘WEKisosblip’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,554)....The following description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of August.
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