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'Trumpeter' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Johno
HMF Ratings:
39 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda. Registration name: MACtrumExhibition name: Trumpeter
Bloom:
Orange - scarlet. Mild fragrance. 35 to 45 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact, well-branched. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 2' to 35" (60 to 90cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden or hedge. Vigorous. heat tolerant. rain tolerant. 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. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,297 on 5 Sep 1978 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 05/830,478 on 6 Sep 1977
Notes:
According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made in 1978 and granted in 1980 (PVR Grant No. 108).
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