AARS:   1999, Carruth, USA
Class:  Floribunda
Parentage:  'Playboy' x 'Picasso'
Flowers:  Yellow/ivory w/red edges, semi-double.
Size:  Medium-tall
Fragrance:  Moderate
Of note:  Bright, cheerful flowers in profusion.

Description:
A bright and cheerful addition to garden, 'Betty Boop' offers flowers in clusters of red and ivory.  Long buds open to semi-double flowers of six to twelve petals.  The flowers are yellow-ivory with red-edged petals.  Red stamens complete the picture.   Fragrance is pleasant, sweet and fruity.  Growth is medium-tall; foliage is red when young, maturing to dark green. 

Introduced by Weeks Roses, 'Betty Boop' is named after the cartoon character which debuted in 1930 by Max Fleischer's Talkartoons.