Rose plant

Abstract

A Hybrid Tea rose, of half-hardy character, being an outdoor seedling for garden decoration. The plant is of bushy, upright and vigorous growth habit, and much-branched. It is of medium height for roses of the Tea class. Flowers are generally borne singly, ranging from 13 to 15 cm. in diameter. They are, at first opening, a very light pink or a very pale apricot, becoming basically cream-colored, turning to off-white in about three days. Blooms have moderate to strong spicy fragrance. Mildew resistance is above average compared to plants grown under similar conditions.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new variety of asexually reproduced Hybrid Tea rose plant of the outdoor bush type, substantially as herein shown and described, and being particularly characterized by the coloration of its blooms from light pink to pale apricot, to creamy white, said blooms having from 28 to 34 petals, plus 1 to 3 petaloids, and about 125 stigma, said blooms being usually borne one to a stem, and having a strong spicy fragrance.