'Comanche' Rose

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'Comanche' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Grandiflora.
Registration name: Comanche
Exhibition name: Comanche

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1967). Bred by O.L. Weeks (1912-2002) (United States, 1967).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) as 'Comanche'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1972 as 'Comanche'.

Class:

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-red. Mild fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, exhibition, high-centered to flat bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Semi-glossy, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower. Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,855 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Spartan (floribunda, Boerner before 1954)
pollen:	Carrousel (grandiflora, Duehrsen 1950) × Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949)

Notes: