Henry Avery

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Double

Form

Double
Pink

Color

Pink
Late

Season

Late

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1907

Breeder

Brand

Country of Origin

USA

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History

1918-B006-I:10 Symposium II rating: 8.5

1921-B014:13

1923-SPN:346 Double. 8.8 (Sym. 1925). Pink.

1928-B:35 Double type; large; late. Guards and well-defined crown bright, light pink, with a collar of shorter creamy petals tinted yellow at base; mildly fragrant. Medium height, floriferous; good stems and foliage. A handsome variety of variable tints but always showing a sharply differentiated collar. Cluster-flowering and excellent for garden decoration. “A beautiful flower when cut but probably not good for the cut-flower trade because of its mixed color.”—Saunders.

1928-B-d:103 (Brand, 1907) – Double – Pink – Late. Medium height. Mild fragrance. Large. Guards and well defined crown bright, light pink, with a collar of shorter creamy petals tinted yellow at base; floriferous; good stems and foliage. A handsome variety of variable tints but always showing a sharply differentiated collar. Cluster-flowering and excellent for garden decoration. M.

1953-B130:30

1976-K:040 (1907) Double, pink.

1976-K:126 (1907) – Double, pink.

1996-K:058 8.8. D. LM. Flesh pink. A distinctive flower that is often beautiful. Globular bloom. Exhibition. Rose fragrant.

Specimens in the Garden

BedRowColumn

18 - See full bed map

5E

18 - See full bed map

5F