Family : Rosaceae
Class : Floribunda
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
A successful variety, created in England, in 1983, by Harkness.
Rather big flowers, with amber-coloured petals, in well-arranged clusters.
Sweet fragrance, perhaps a little spicy.
Variety denomination : HARroony
Parentage :
‘Southampton’ × ‘Typhoon’
Awards :
1983 - Royal National Rose Society : Certificate of Merit
1984 - Lyon Rose du Siècle : Lyon Rose Trials
1984 - Royal National Rose Society : ROTY-Rose of The Year
1986 - Association des Journalistes du Jardin et de l’Horticulture : Prix de la Rose
1986 - Genova Gold Medal
1987 - Bagatelle Certificat de Morite
1987 - Orleans Gold Medal
1988 - All-America Rose Selection
1988 - New Zealand National Rose Trial Ground Winner
1993 - Royal National Rose Society : James Mason Medal
2001 - Floribunda (One Bloom) : San Joaquin Valley Rose Society
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