Rosa ‘Hector Deane’ (HT)
Description:
Bred by Samuel Davidson McGredy III of Portadown, Northern Ireland, before 1934. Double, cochineal-carmine blooms with salmon-orange to golden-yellow shading. Strong, fruity, old rose fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Sam McGredy IV wrote in 1996 that Hector Deane was the family surgeon who had lived to a ripe old age, often boasting about his rose which had a fantastic perfume but was somewhat susceptible to rust. Winner of the Clay Cup for Fragrance 1938.
Threat Status:
Threatened In Cultivation
As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/
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