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Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Spartan (floribunda, Boerner before 1954)
Exhibition name: Spartan

Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1954).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1955 as 'Spartan'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1956 as 'Spartan'.

Floribunda.  

Orange-red, coral shading.  Strong fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Medium, bushy.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 20" to 32" (50 to 80cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  heat tolerant.  shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust .  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,357  on  1 Mar 1955   VIEW USPTO PATENT