Rosa 'Alexander'

Rosa 'Alexander' ®, Harkness (United Kingdom, 1972)

Synonyms

Rosa 'Alexandra'
Rosa 'HARlex'

Name

'Alexander' after the hybridiser's field marshal during World War II, Earl Alexander of Tunis

Group

Hybrid Tea, Shrub

Parentage

seed: 'Tropicana'

pollen: 'Ann Elizabeth' × 'Allgold'

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Awards

• RNRS Certificate of Merit, 1972
• Hamburg Gold Medal, 1973
• Belfast Gold Medal, 1974
• ADR 1974
• James Mason Medal, 1987
• RHS/RNRS Award of Garden Merit, 1993

Sports

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  'L'Oréal Trophy' Harkness 1982

Hybrid offspring

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  'Spanish Sunset' Franko Roses 2008,
  'Alexander' ® × 'Golden Emblem'