Marijke Koopman

This rose's location in the garden is SE 6.
  • Classification:  Hybrid Tea
  • Flower Color:  medium pink
  • Flower Size:  4-5 inches
  • Flower Form:  high-centered
  • Petal Count:  25
  • Fragrance:  moderate
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  dark green, leathery
  • Plant Height:  5 feet
  • Plant Width:  4 feet
  • Growth Habit: medium tall, upright, vigorous
  • Disease Resistant: yes
  • Hybridizer:  Gareth Fryer (United Kingdom)
  • Registered:   1979 (United Kingdom), 1980 (U.S.)
  • Parentage:  Unknown
  • ARS* Rating:  8.3 (a very good to excellent rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 1978 The Hague Gold Medal and Golden Rose Award

Notes:
  • Gareth Fryer was the third generation to breed roses for Fryer’s Nurseries in Cheshire, UK. In 1999, Fryer’s roses received the Queen’s Mothers International Rose Award recognizing outstanding achievements in the raising of new rose cultivars. The company was sold in 2011 to the Blue Diamond Group. --- (HelpMeFind), “Fryer’s Roses/Fryer’s Nurseries Ltd.,”  retrieved February 2021.