'Comtesse de Ségur ®' Rose

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'Comtesse de Ségur ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Tendresse (hybrid tea, Delbard 1994)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Comtesse Panarosa ™
• DELtendre
• Tendresse (hybrid tea, Delbard 1994)

HMF Ratings:

42 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: DELtendre
Exhibition name: Comtesse de Ségur ®

Origin:

Bred by G. Delbard (France, before 1992).
Introduced in France by Delbard/Georges Delbard SA in 1994 as 'Comtesse de Ségur'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink. Moderate, apricot or peach, raspberry, rose, strawberry fragrance. up to 100 petals. Very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Zambra ® × Orange Sensation ®
pollen:	Robin Hood (hybrid tea, Hill 1912) × Virgo

Notes:

One of the roses (listed as 'Comtesse de Segur', Hybrid Tea) in the Rose Introducers of New Zealand (RINZ) 1998 Display Trial.
Participated in the 1992 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)