'Baby Château' Rose

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'Baby Château' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Baby Château

Origin:

Bred by Wilhelm J.H. Kordes II (1891-1976) (Germany, before 1936).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1939 as 'Baby Château'.

Class:

Floribunda, Polyantha.

Bloom:

Crimson. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, upright, well-branched. Glossy, bronze-green, dense foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Aroma (hybrid tea, Cant, 1931)
pollen:	Eva (Hybrid Musk, Kordes, 1933) × Ami Quinard (hybrid tea, Mallerin, 1927)

Notes:

Different opinions on parentage - see References