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First Flight Hybrid Tea Rose A Rose by Any Other Name
The result of breeding a cross between a King of Hearts and a Chrysler Imperial rose created a unique seedling originally designated as “number 94-7.” The eventual namesake and tribute idea came from a phone call Perry received one day. “The folks from the Outer Banks called me and asked if I’d consider breeding a rose as a special tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight,” said Perry. “It was good timing, because I had just successfully completed hybridizing number 94-7 and it was an exceptionally good seedling.” Astor Perry knows a good seedling when he sees one. Now retired, he spent 34 years as a professor of agronomy at North Carolina State University; and, in his spare time over the past 37 years, Perry has been propagating roses on his own at home. Of the thousands and thousands of roses Perry has grown over the past four decades, the First Flight Rose is definitely among his favorites. “I’m very proud that they asked me to produce the First Flight Rose,” said Perry. “My tribute is small compared to the magnitude of what the Wright Brothers did, but I hope people are pleased with this special rose.” New From Certified Roses 3-5-05 Bare roots sold out Potted plants 29.99
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