Rose Breeders

Roses Bred by Harkness

Harkness tends to breed roses for a combination of heavy flower production, good health, and extraordinarily pretty and well-formed flowers. Not all their introductions are a full expression of this trio of qualities, but most of their popular roses hit at least two of three pretty well. Images, several of them, wow conistently. Savoy Hotel may not be a big rose, but it is one of a dozen or so roses that seems never to take a bad picture. I grew it once and it was a miserable failure, but some portion of that owed to my rather inattentive care.

Rosemary Harkness, Radox Bouquet, Ann Harkness, Mountbatten, and Victoria Spice are distributed by several suppliers. The Harkness firm has introduced a number of roses that can be found only in the Heirloom Roses catalogue, that may not yet be posted here.

Because of their heritage, many of these roses will probably do best in cool or dry summer climates. Easy Going and its sport Livin' Easy as well as Compassion and its sport Dixieland Linda do well further abroad.

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Cultivar	Class	Color	Fragrance	Breeder	Hardiness
Alexander	Hybrid Tea	Vermilion	None	Harkness	Zone 5
Amber Queen	Floribunda	Gold	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Anna Zinkeisen	Modern Shrub	Primrose	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Anne Harkness	Floribunda	Pale Apricot	None	Harkness	Zone 6
Armada	Modern Shrub	Pink	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Basildon Bond	Hybrid Tea	Apricot	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Betty Harkness	Floribunda	Orange	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 4
Cardinal Hume	Modern Shrub	Purple	Slight	Harkness	Zone 4
City of London	Floribunda	Pale Pink	Strong	Harkness	Zone 4
Compassion	Large Flower Climber	Pink/Orange Blend	Strong	Harkness	Zone 5
Conqueror's Gold	Floribunda	Red/Yellow Blend	None	Harkness	Zone 4
Easy Going	Floribunda	Apricot	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 4
Elizabeth Harkness	Hybrid Tea	Buff	Strong	Harkness	Zone 5
Escapade	Floribunda	White/Pink Blend	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 4
Fragrant Surprise	Hybrid Tea	Apricot	Strong	Harkness	Zone 5
Harold MacMillan	Floribunda	Vermilion	Slight	Harkness	Zone 5
Jacqueline du Pre	Modern Shrub	White	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Julie Y	Hybrid Tea	Scarlet	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
L'Oreal Trophy	Hybrid Tea	Orange	None	Harkness	Zone 5
Livin' Easy	Floribunda	Orange	None	Harkness	Zone 5
Margaret Merril	Floribunda	White	Strong	Harkness	Zone 5
Marjorie Fair	Modern Shrub	White/Pink Blend	None	Harkness	Zone 5
Mountbatten	Floribunda	Yellow	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Octavia Hill	Floribunda	Shell Pink	Moderate	Harkness	Zone 5
Paul Shirville	Hybrid Tea	Shell Pink	Powerful	Harkness	Zone 5
Peacekeeper	Floribunda	Coral/Gold Blend	Slight	Harkness	Zone 4
Poetry in Motion	Hybrid Tea	Apricot	Strong	Harkness	Zone 5
Pride of Maldon	Floribunda	Copper	None	Harkness	Zone 4
Princess Alice	Floribunda	Yellow	Slight	Harkness	Zone 5
Queen Charlotte	Hybrid Tea	Salmon	Slight	Harkness	Zone 4

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