'California Centennial' Rose

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'California Centennial' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: California Centennial

Origin:

Bred by Frederick Huber Howard (United States, 1949).
Introduced in United States by Howard & Smith as 'California Centennial'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'California Centennial'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong fragrance. 28 petals. Average diameter 4". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 953 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Tango (hybrid tea, Howard & Smith, 1937) × Mauna Loa

Notes:

By official legislative proclamation, September 1949, this is the Official State Rose of California. Source: Southern California Gardens, Victoria Padilla