Plant Database
John F. Kennedy Rose
Rosa ‘John F.Kennedy’
Rosa 'John F. Kennedy' is an award-winning hybrid tea rose that stands as a fitting tribute to the 35th U.S. president. Introduced by Eugene S. Boerner in 1965, this iconic variety is prized for its huge, pristine white blooms, strong sweet-licorice fragrance, and vigorous upright habit . The flowers open from elegant, pointed, greenish buds into grand, fully double blossoms with up to 50 petals, each unfurling to a diameter of 5-6 inches . Blooming in flushes from late spring through fall, this disease-resistant, heat-tolerant rose is an exceptional choice for cut flowers, formal beds, and as a garden centerpiece .