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Memorial DayTM |
Memorial Day™ 2004
AARS Winner
Class: Hybrid Tea
Habit: The upright, rounded, well-branched bush grows to 5 feet high by 4 feet
wide. Planted in groups of three or five Memorial Day is a perfect addition to any cutting
garden – the traditional use of hybrid teas. All it takes is one bloom to fill an
entire room with sweet rose perfume.
Disease Resistance: Very Good
Color: Memorial Day’s clear pink with a lavender wash bloom rests comfortably
among extremely abundant rich green foliage.
Bloom: Memorial Day’s pointed oval buds spiral open to reveal very large
5-inch ruffled blooms with 50 gorgeous petals on long low-thorn stems.
Fragrance: Strong damask – the classic smell that everyone expects from a
hybrid tea rose.
Hybridizer: Tom Carruth hybridized Memorial Day. This is Carruth’s fifth AARS
winner.
Parentage: A combination of Blueberry Hill and New Zealand.
Introducer: Memorial Day is introduced by Weeks
Wholesale Rose Grower.
Availability: Memorial Day will be available online, through mail order catalogs
and at garden centers, nurseries, home centers and mass merchandisers during the 2004
planting season.