Henry Bennett (England 1865-1890)
The Wiltshire born pioneer of Hybrid Teas. Bennett originally began his rose breeding venture as a hobby, but with great interest in the science. His observations from his work with livestock and food crops, made him seek a more controlled approach to hybridization. Feeling disillusioned after his trip to French Rose breeders, he took it upon himself to choosing rose parents with care. His first experiments began with Hybrid Perpetuals and Tea roses. Sensational success shortly followed and The Societe Lyonnaise d’Horticulture aptly named his pedigrees ‘Hybrid Teas’.
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Out of stockA Climbing Bourbon. Beautiful quartered blush pink blooms. Very fragrant. Grey/green foliage. Prefers a sheltered site. Repeat flowering. Size:4m x 3m.
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Out of stockClassic rose. Finely shaped silvery pink blooms. Sweetly scented. Strong bushy upright growth. Perpetual flowering. Healthy. Size:1.2m x 0.9m.
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Out of stockDeserves extra love and attention. Great, great grandparent of many modern roses. Flesh pink double blooms which which deepen at the center. Tea scented. Repeat flowering. Bushy lax growth. Size: 60cm x 60cm.
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A.k.a. Thoresbyana. Thought to be a double form of Rosa arvensis. Clusters of small,double white blooms with prominent yellow stamens. A prolific summer flowerer. Vigorous growth. There is a fantastic specimen adorning the pergola in The R.N.R.S. gardens, St.Albans. Size 6m x 4m.