Rosa 'Blue Nile'

Rosa 'Blue Nile', G. Delbard (France, 1981)

Synonyms

Rosa 'DELnible'
Rosa 'Nil Bleu' ®

Group

Hybrid Tea

Parentage

seed: 'Holstein' × 'Bayadère'

pollen: 'Prélude' (Meilland 1954) × 'Saint-Exupery' ® (Delbard 1961)

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Awards

Bagatelle Médaille d'Or 1981

Offspring

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  'Blue Ribbon' Christensen 1984
  ('Ivory Tower' (1979) × 'Angel Face') x 'Blue Nile'
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  'Ebb Tide', Carruth 2001
  seed: ('Sweet Chariot' × 'Blue Nile') × 'Stephens' Big Purple'
  pollen: ('International Herald Tribune' × Hybrid of R. soulieana) × ('Sweet Chariot' × 'Blue Nile')
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  'Midnight Blue', Carruth 2004
  seed: [ 'Sweet Chariot' × 'Blue Nile' ®] × 'Stephens' Big Purple'
  pollen: [ 'International Herald Tribune' × Hybrid of R. soulieana ] × ['Sweet Chariot' × 'Blue Nile'®]
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  'Night Owl', Carruth 2005
  seed: ('International Herald Tribune' × seedling of R. soulieana) × ('Sweet Chariot' × 'Blue Nile')
  pollen: 'Rosy Outlook'
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  'Wild Blue Yonder' Carruth 2006
  seed: ('International Herald Tribune' × Hybrid Soulieana) × ('Sweet Chariot' (1984) × 'Blue Nile')
  pollen: 'Blueberry Hill' × 'Stephens' Big Purple'