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'Old Port' rose Description
Photo courtesy of margaret hayward
HMF Ratings:
56 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda. Registration name: MACkatiExhibition name: Old Port
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend. Red and mauve. Burgundy-purple. Fading greyish.. Strong fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Matte, medium green foliage.
Height: 2' to 37" (60 to 95cm). Width: 20" (50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Plant in partial shade for best color. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Old Port - Mackati. Nicknamed Kati.
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: 679 on 22 May 1992 United States - Patent No: PP 10,698 on 24 Nov 1998 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/742,145 on 31 Oct 1996 A hybrid tea rose variety producing red purple flowers.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct hybrid tea rose variety which was originated by my crossing as seed parent the variety known as `Macsupple` and as pollen parent the variety known as `Big Purple.` The varietal denomination of this new rose is `Mackati.`
| Inventors: |
McGredy; Sam (Auckland, NZ) | | Assignee: |
DeVor Nurseries, Inc.
(Watsonville,
CA)
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Notes:
'Purple Splendour' has been mentioned in the parentage in a couple of references.
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