Hybrid Tea Rose 'John F. Kennedy'

'John F. Kennedy' is a pristine white hybrid tea (1964, Boerner, PP2441) named for the president—perfect, high-centered blooms with a light, sweet fragrance and excellent cutting quality.

• Family: Rosaceae
• Genus: Rosa
• Cultivar: 'John F. Kennedy'
• Also known as: JFK, President, J. F. Kennedy
• Hybridized by: Boerner
• Introduced: 1964

Key Features: Large (5–6 inch), high-centered, double, pure white blooms with a light, sweet fragrance. Long, strong cutting stems. Upright habit to 4–5 feet. Blooms in flushes spring through fall. Hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Good disease resistance for a white hybrid tea.

Landscape Uses: Cutting gardens, rose beds, white gardens, exhibition. A presidential namesake with classic hybrid tea form.