''Rosa'' 'Bewitched' is a medium pink
Hybrid tea rose
Hybrid tea is an informal horticultural classification for a group of garden roses. The first hybrid tea roses were created in France in the mid-1800s, by cross-breeding the large, floriferous Hybrid Perpetuals with the tall, elegant Tea roses. T ...
cultivar, bred by Dr. Walter Lammerts in 1967. The rose was introduced into the
United States
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by the Germain Seed & Plant Company under the marketing name, 'Bewitched'. The cultivar was named an
All-America Rose Selections The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety. The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the United States ...
in 1967. The stock parents of this rose are the Hybrid tea rose cultivars, 'Queen Elizabeth' and 'Tawny Gold'.
Description
'Bewitched' is a medium-tall bushy shrub, up to 5 ft (150 cm) in height. Blooms are 5 in (12 cm) or more in diameter, with 27 to 40 petals. The rose has a moderate damask fragrance. The large, ruffled, high-centered petals are generally borne singly on long stems. The petals are bright pink in color, with slightly darker backs, and hold their color. Flowers grow largest in the cool weather. The shrub is a repeat bloomer, and is almost in continuous bloom in warm climates. The foliage resembles holly leaves, and is large, glossy, and medium green in color.
Awards
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winner, USA, (1967)
* Portland Gold Medal Winner, (1967)
See also
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Garden roses
Garden roses are predominantly hybrid
Hybrid may refer to:
Science
* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a ...
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Rose Hall of Fame
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List of Award of Garden Merit roses
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Notes
References
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Bewitched
''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...
Products introduced in 1967