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hybrid perpetual

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noun

  1. a type of cultivated rose bred from varieties having vigorous growth and more or less recurrent bloom.


Etymology

Origin of hybrid perpetual

First recorded in 1840–50

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It may have been the foundation of our Hybrid Perpetual Roses.

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The name Hybrid Perpetual is borne by an enormous group of roses which have been derived from various species, crossed and recrossed until the parentage is in most cases hopelessly involved.

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Ulrich Brunner, a red Hybrid Perpetual that has achieved an excellent reputation.

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Hybrid Teas, as the name signifies, are successful crosses between the Tea and roses in the Hybrid Perpetual group.

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Climbing roses are to be found in many of the groups—Wichuraiana, Ayrshire, Polyantha, Musk, Noisette and as sports in the Hybrid Perpetual, Tea and Hybrid Tea groups.

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