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Perfume Delight Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Perfume Delight is a pink hybrid tea rose bred in the US by Swim and Weeks, introduced in 1973 and sold by Star Roses.

Key facts

Growth habit
Bush
Flowering
Repeat-flowering
Breeder
Swimm & Weeks
Listed for
United States

Overview

Perfume Delight is a pink hybrid tea rose bred in the US by Swim and Weeks, introduced in 1973 and sold by Star Roses. It won the All-America Rose Selections award in 1974. As the name suggests, the scent is sweet. Its pedigree combines 'Peace' with a cross of ('Rouge Meilland' x 'Chrysler Imperial') and 'El Capitan'. Sources describe it as disease resistant. Plant near a seat or doorway to enjoy the fragrance.

Perfume Delight traits

  • Pink hybrid tea blooms
  • Sweet fragrance
  • All-America Rose Selections winner, 1974
  • Seed parent 'Peace'
  • Reported to be disease resistant

Good for

  • Fragrance garden
  • Cut flowers
  • Beds near entrances

Compare with other rose varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Perfume Delight this page—Bush—
Abbaye de Cluny—Bush—
About Face—Bush—
AC De Montarville—Bush—
All American Magic—Bush—
Always Hope—Bush—
Amber Queen—Bush—

Perfume Delight FAQ

What kind of rose is Perfume Delight?

Perfume Delight is a pink hybrid tea rose bred in the US by Swim and Weeks, introduced in 1973 and sold by Star Roses. It won the All-America Rose Selections award in 1974.

How does Perfume Delight compare with other rose varieties?

Perfume Delight: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Perfume Delight good for?

Perfume Delight is grown for fragrance garden, cut flowers, beds near entrances.

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

Source

Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

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