'Rose Parade' Rose

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'Rose Parade' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Rose Parade

Origin:

Bred by J. Benjamin Williams (United States, before 1970).
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. in 1974 as 'Rose Parade'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Pink blend. Opinions vary fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 39" (100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. 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.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,065 on 10 Aug 1971 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Sumatra × Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951)

Notes:

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