'Captain Harry Stebbings' Rose

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'Captain Harry Stebbings' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Captain Harry Stebbings

Origin:

Discovered by Captain Harry Stebbings (United States, 1980).
Introduced in United States by Country Garden Nursery (USA) in 1980 as 'Captain Harry Stebbings'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Rose-pink. Moderate, fruity fragrance. 35 to 50 petals. Large, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:

sport of C-P 6542

Notes:

For clarification about parentage, see References.