';'Eiffel Tower'

'Eiffel Tower'

(Pronounced: EYE-ful TOWER)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Eiffel Tower' , 'Eiffelturm' , 'Tour Eiffel'

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'Eiffel Tower' forms a tall upright bush bearing medium pink very fragrant large flowers that repeat throughout the growing season.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Eiffel Tower' is a Hybrid Tea rose with medium pink flowers and an unforgetable strong sweet fragrance. It is among the most fragrant of all the Hybrid Tea roses.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Chinensi

GROUP:

CLASS:
HT

SEED
PARENT:
'First Love'

POLLEN
PARENT:
Seedling

BREEDER:
Armstrong, D. L.

INTRODUCED:
'Eiffel Tower' was introduced by David Armstrong and Herbert Swim in 1963.

DATE:
1963 [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    4 '     to    5 '           Width:    2 '     to    3 '

'Eiffel Tower' forms a tall erect bush up to 4' high.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is medium-green, leathery, and semi-glossy.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. 'Eiffel Tower' starts blooming mid-spring (April in San Antonio), and repeats throughout the growing season.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    3.50"      to      5.00"           Cluster Size:    1      to      1           Petal Count:    35 to 350

'Eiffel Tower' flowers are very large (up to 6" in diameter) and perfectly formed. The buds are urn-shaped and open to double (35 petals) cupped flowers.

BLOOM
COLOR:
MP - Medium Pink. 'Eiffel Tower' blooms are a rich medium-pink.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
VF - Very Fragrant. 'Eiffel Tower' is among the most fragrant of roses. The perfume is strong and sweet.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 7 - 9

CULTURE:
'Eiffel Tower' is relatively hardy for a Hybrid Tea rose. It will tolerate some shade and poor soils, but responds better to full sun and a little pampering.

PROPAGATION:
'Eiffel Tower' is relatively difficult to propagate from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of shade
    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Requires sunny location to thrive
    ** Makes good cut flowers
    ** Makes good exhibition flowers
    ** Availability is limited
'Eiffel Tower' is relatively difficult to propagate from cuttings.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
My experience with 'Eiffel Tower' has been a little mixed. I planted it ten years ago in unimproved black clay crud soil on the west side of my house in the shade of a huge pecan tree, and there it has grown and bloomed.

The location is far from ideal and the treatment that it has received is best characterized as neglect. Despite all of this, it has bloomed reliably. However, it is still a rather small bush.

'Eiffel Tower' would probably do far better on its own roots and in a sunnier location with improved soils, but efforts to propagate it by cuttings have thus far been unsuccessful.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 152.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 142.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Eiffel Tower' is a Hybrid Tea rose with medium pink flowers and an unforgetable strong sweet fragrance. It is among the most fragrant of all the Hybrid Tea roses.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Chinensi
GROUP:
CLASS:	HT
SEED PARENT:	'First Love'
POLLEN PARENT:	Seedling
BREEDER:	Armstrong, D. L.
INTRODUCED:	'Eiffel Tower' was introduced by David Armstrong and Herbert Swim in 1963.
DATE:	1963 [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 4 ' to 5 ' Width: 2 ' to 3 ' 'Eiffel Tower' forms a tall erect bush up to 4' high.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is medium-green, leathery, and semi-glossy.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. 'Eiffel Tower' starts blooming mid-spring (April in San Antonio), and repeats throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 3.50" to 5.00" Cluster Size: 1 to 1 Petal Count: 35 to 350 'Eiffel Tower' flowers are very large (up to 6" in diameter) and perfectly formed. The buds are urn-shaped and open to double (35 petals) cupped flowers.
BLOOM COLOR:	MP - Medium Pink. 'Eiffel Tower' blooms are a rich medium-pink.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	VF - Very Fragrant. 'Eiffel Tower' is among the most fragrant of roses. The perfume is strong and sweet.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 7 - 9
CULTURE:	'Eiffel Tower' is relatively hardy for a Hybrid Tea rose. It will tolerate some shade and poor soils, but responds better to full sun and a little pampering.
PROPAGATION:	'Eiffel Tower' is relatively difficult to propagate from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of shade Tolerant of poorer soils Good for bedding or mass plantings Requires sunny location to thrive Makes good cut flowers Makes good exhibition flowers ** Availability is limited 'Eiffel Tower' is relatively difficult to propagate from cuttings.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	My experience with 'Eiffel Tower' has been a little mixed. I planted it ten years ago in unimproved black clay crud soil on the west side of my house in the shade of a huge pecan tree, and there it has grown and bloomed. The location is far from ideal and the treatment that it has received is best characterized as neglect. Despite all of this, it has bloomed reliably. However, it is still a rather small bush. 'Eiffel Tower' would probably do far better on its own roots and in a sunnier location with improved soils, but efforts to propagate it by cuttings have thus far been unsuccessful.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 152. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 142.