The rose of the week is called First Prize. This is a new rose in my garden & I bought it potted from the Elberta Co-op. This an beautiful rose. Now, I do get a bit tired of pink roses, sometimes, but a pretty rose is a pretty rose. That being said, First Prize is outstanding and worthy of it's name.
First Prize is a hybrid tea rose. Its blooms can be as large as 6 inches! It is an AARS rose winner in 1970. When it blooms it blooms in mass. It is moderately fragrant. As mentioned, mine is a baby but they can get large (according to the web). It states they can get 5 to 10 feet high and 5 feet wide.
It prefers warmer climates. What I read, it likes zone 6b or higher. I keep reading that it's thorny...I have roses that are much worse. For example...JFK rose' canes can be used as weapons.
Needless to say, it makes a great cut flower.
It does have issues with black spot...but overall great rose...
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