HelpMeFind Roses, Clematis and Peonies
Roses, Clematis and Peonies
and everything gardening related.
DescriptionPhotosLineageAwardsReferencesMember RatingsMember CommentsMember JournalsCuttingsGardensBuy From 
'Blossomtime' rose Description
'Blossom Time' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Bancar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
97 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Blossomtime (Large Flowered Climber, O'Neal, 1951)
Origin:
Bred by Conrad C. O'Neal (United States, before 1951).
Introduced in United States by Bosley Nursery in 1951 as 'Blossomtime'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1960 as 'Blossomtime'.
Class:
Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Pink, darker reverse.  Cameo-pink, reverse spinel-pink.  Strong fragrance.  38 to 65 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing.  

Height: 4' to 15' (120 to 455cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5a through 9b.  Vigorous.  can be grown as a shrub.  can be trained as a climber.  shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,240  on  12 Jan 1954   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Ploidy:
Triploid
Notes:
Mentioned in the American Rose Annual 1952 as one of the New Roses of the World.