|
|
'Empress' rose Description
Photo courtesy of viscount89
Bloom:
Red. Strong, rose fragrance. up to 22 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Leafy sepals, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Bushy. Matte, dark green foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
Disease susceptibility: very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 28,215 on 25 Jul 2017 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 14/999,239 on 13 Apr 2016 Inventors: Gray; John Charles (Highfields, AU), Gray; Sylvia Elizabeth (Highfields, AU)
`GRAred` is a seedling selection which resulted from the controlled cross-pollination of an unnamed Rosa hybrid female breeding line and an unnamed Rosa hybrid male breeding line.... During the summer of 2010, the female parent was emasculated and was manually pollinated with pollen from the male parent.
|
