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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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Rose growing guide
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 309 rose varieties
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.