Memorial Day™

This rose's location in the garden is NW 3.
  • Classification:   Hybrid Tea
  • Flower Color:  medium pink
  • Flower Size: 5 inches
  • Flower Form:  old fashioned, borne mostly solitary
  • Petal Count:  28-52
  • Fragrance:  intense, old rose fragrance
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  large, medium green, matte
  • Plant Height:  4-5 feet
  • Plant Width:  2-3 feet
  • Growth Habit:  upright
  • Disease Resistant:  yes
  • Hybridizer:  Tom Carruth
  • Registered:  2002
  • Parentage: ‘ Blueberry Hill’ x ‘New Zealand’
  • ARS* Rating:  7.9 (a solid to very good rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 2004 AARS (All-America Rose Selections) award  

Notes:
  • “Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces.  It is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970.”— (Wikipedia, “Memorial Day”). Retrieved February 2022.