Rosa ‘Picture’ (HT)

Description:

Bred by Samuel Davidson McGredy III of Portadown, Northern Ireland, before 1930. Medium sized, double flowers of light pink with rose-pink petals carrying darker shading with yellow undertones. Moderate fragrance. Sam McGredy had died suddenly at the age of 38, before some of his finest roses had been introduced. McGredy’s brother-in-law continued to run the business after his death until his son took over later, he had been aged 2 when he lost his father.

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/