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'The Dark Lady' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Finance
HMF Ratings:
63 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Dark red Shrub. Registration name: AUSbloomExhibition name: The Dark Lady
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Dark red. Moderate, old rose fragrance. up to 140 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, rounded buds.
Habit:
Bushy. Dark green foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust .
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1995/146 on 1995 VIEW PBR PATENT European Union - Patent No: 328 on 2 Aug 1996 Application No: 19950458 on 24 Jul 1995 First commercialisation in EU: May 1, 1991; outside EU: 01/01/1993
Expiry of protection on September 1, 2016. United States - Patent No: PP 8,677 on 12 Apr 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 07/954,885 on 30 Sep 1992
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