Chicago Peace Rose

Pink Hybrid Tea Roses

Chicago Peace Rose, lovely pink hybrid Tea Roses with a blend of pink and yellow flowers that are large, showy and slightly fragrant. An amazing color blend on this bicolor rose. The deep pink grows into a darker yellow at the base, with streaks of pink, yellow, and apricot. Discovered by a gardener (Johnston, 1962) in her backyard in Chicago. This sport of the Peace rose is by far the best!

Type Hybrid Tea Rose

Hybridizer Johnston 1962

Blooms Pink colored flowers, have a canary yellow base. The large 5-6 inch high-centered flowers have around 60 petals

Growth Habits This rose grows tall (4 1/2 to 6 feet) It is spreading, upright, vigorous, and bushy.

Foliage It has leathery, shiny dark green leaves that are disease resistant, but prone to black spot.

Fragrance slight fragrance

Awards Portland Gold medal 1962

Hardy Zone Hardy zones 6-10

The original

The original Peace rose is primarily yellow, with a hint of pink, but these hybrid roses are deep rose pink, light rose, apricot, and yellow, with more intense colors. These showy, fragrant blooms are full form, with a fruity/tea scent. The plant has good all-season bloom. These gorgeous classically formed blooms make striking cut flowers, and are simply stunning in the garden.

Hybrid tea roses owe their popularity in part to their amazing color range, which notably includes yellow shades, that are not often found in other varieties. This sport of the Peace rose can certainly attest to that. They have long, straight stems, lovely pointed buds, and high centered blooms. The long lasting blossoms, which continue all season, are good exibition roses, and wonderful cut flowers for the vase.

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