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'Gruss an Aachen' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kaye Kettrey's Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
118 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Gruss an Aachen (hybrid tea, Hinner 1909)
Exhibition name: Gruss an Aachen
Class:
Found Rose, Floribunda, Hybrid Tea, Polyantha.
Bloom:
Light pink, salmon-pink center, yellow undertones, red highlights, ages to cream . Colour varies. Mild, sweet fragrance. 40 to 50 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, nodding or "weak neck", old-fashioned, rosette bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium. Large, medium green, leathery foliage.
Height: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm). Width: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. shade tolerant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
David Austin classifies this rose as an English Rose because it has some much in common with what he regards as the ideal English Rose.
In his 2001/2002 catalog, Peter Beales lists this rose as a China.
Sam Kedem says 'Gruss an Aachen' is considered to be the first floribunda rose. The color of the blooms varies with the temperature.
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