Rosa 'Charles P. Kilham' | |
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Genus | Rosa hybrid |
Hybrid parentage | Unknown lineage |
Cultivar group | Hybrid tea |
Breeder | Samuel McGredy III |
Origin | Ireland, before 1926 |
Rosa 'Charles P. Kilham' is an orange-red hybrid tea rose, bred by Irish rose breeder, Samuel McGredy III before 1926. The rose was introduced in France in 1926 and Australia in 1927. It won the Royal National Rose Society (RNRS) gold medal in 1927. 'Charles P. Kilham' is one of the ancestors of the legendary hybrid tea rose, 'Peace'.