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City Of York

The white colored large-flowered climber rose named City Of York.
This rose's location in the garden is NW 5.
This rose's location in the garden is NW 5.
  • Classification:  Climber (large-flowered)
  • Flower Color:  white
  • Flower Size:  1-5 inches
  • Flower Form:  cupped, borne in clusters of 7-15
  • Petal Count:  9-15
  • Fragrance: moderate
  • Repeat Bloomer:  no (only spring)
  • Foliage:  glossy, leathery
  • Plant Height:  8-20 feet
  • Plant Width:   3-10 feet
  • Growth Habit:  vigorous, climbing
  • Disease Resistant:  yes
  • Hybridizer:  Mathias Tantau (Germany)
  • Registered:  1945
  • Parentage:  (‘Dorothy Perkins’ x ‘Professor Gnau’)
  • ARS* Rating 8.5  (a very good to excellent rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 1950   Gold Medal ARS
 
Notes:
  • “German rose imports recovered their original names in peacetime – and then, from the outbreak of World War II well into postwar era, roses once again resumed aliases. ‘Direktor Benschop’, created in Uetersen, Germany in 1939, turned into ‘City of York’ (as in York, Pennsylvania) after it reached the United States.” --- Brenner & Scanniello, A Rose by Any Name, page 126.

  • “Mathias Tantau is a rose breeding company located in Uetersen, Germany. Founded in 1906, it has introduced some 350 cultivars and is responsible for popular roses such as ‘Super Star’ (1960), ‘Fragrant Cloud’ (1963), and ‘Black Magic’ (1997).” --- (Wilkipedia, “List of Rose Breeders”). retrieved February 2021.
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