''Rosa'' 'Charlotte Brownell' is a yellow-blend

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cultivar, bred by American rose breeder Dr. Walter Brownell, before 1971. The rose is part of a series the Brownell family developed to withstand the sub-zero temperatures of winter in

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Description

'Charlotte Brownell' is a medium, bushy, spreading Hybrid tea rose, in height, with a spread. Its flowers are large in size, , with a high-centered, globular, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Flower color is a light yellow with pink edges. 'Charlotte Brownell' blooms are carried mostly singly or in small clusters throughout the season. Leaves are glossy and medium green. The plant is a very vigorous grower.

History

Rosa 'Charlotte Brownell' is a Hybrid tea rose created by American rose breeder, Dr. Walter D. Brownell in

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. He and his wife, Josephine, and their son, H.C. developed hardy sub-zero roses from the 1920s to the 1950s, to survive and flourish in Rhode Island's frigid winters. /Brownell developed 'Charlotte Brownell' by crossing and unnamed seedling and 'Peace'.

References

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