Rosa 'Mrs Fred Danks'

{{Infobox cultivar

| name = Rosa 'Mrs Fred Danks'

| image = Rosa Mrs Fred Danks.jpg

| hybrid = Rosa hybrid

| cultivar = 'Mrs Fred Danks'

| origin = Alister Clark, Australia, 1952.

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Rosa 'Mrs Fred Danks' is a hybrid tea rose cultivar which was bred by Alister Clark (1864–1949), and introduced after his death in Australia in 1952. The plant was named after a friend of Clark's.{{sfn|Quest-Ritson|Quest-Ritson|2011|p=279}}

Description

'Mrs. Fred Danks' is a tall upright shrub, 5 to 7 ft (150–200 cm) in height with a 3 to 5 ft (91–151 cm) spread. Blooms are large, 4–5 in (10–12.7 cm) in diameter, with a large semi-double (15–25 petals) bloom form. According to Charles and Brigid Quest-Ritson, in The Encyclopedia of Roses, "The tall, elegant buds are pale crimson, but the flowers open lilac pink with paler pink petal backs, and a creamy white center. They fade to pale pink and near white in hot weather."{{sfn|Quest-Ritson|Quest-Ritson|2011|p=279}}

The rose has a strong fragrance and large, dark green foliage. 'Mrs. Fred Danks' is an excellent garden rose. It blooms in flushes from spring through fall.{{cite web|url=http://www.roses.ausgarden.com.au/alister-clark|title=Alister Clark|work=Roses in Australia|access-date=2008-01-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127110923/http://www.roses.ausgarden.com.au/alister-clark|archive-date=2008-01-27}}{{cite web |title=Rosa 'Mrs. Fred Danks' |url=https://garden.org/plants/view/664634/Rose-Rosa-Mrs-Fred-Danks/ |website=National Gardening Association |access-date=13 August 2019}}

Notes

References

{{cite book |last1=Quest-Ritson |first1=Brigid |last2=Quest-Ritson |first2=Charles |title=Encyclopedia of Roses |date=2011 |publisher=DK |edition=Reprint |isbn=978-0756688684}}

Mrs Fred Danks