'SUNstrike' Rose

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'SUNstrike' rose Description

My HMF:

'Gold Strike (hybrid tea, Schuurman, 1997)' rose photo

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

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Gold Strike
• SUNluck

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: SUNluck, SUNstrike
Exhibition name: Gold Strike (hybrid tea, Schuurman, 1997)

Origin:

Bred by Frank Bart Schuurman (New Zealand, before 1997).
Introduced in New Zealand by Franko Roses New Zealand Ltd. in 1997 as 'Gold Strike'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Golden-yellow. Mild, licorice fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower. 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:

Australia - Application No: 1998/266 on 1998 VIEW PBR PATENT

Canada - Patent No: 2200 on 31 Aug 2005
Application No: 99-1952 on 15 Dec 1999

Rights revoked on February 10, 2011.
Breeder: Frank B. Schuurman, Franko Roses New Zealand Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand

United States - Patent No: PP 11,752 on 23 Jan 2001 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Lambada ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1992) × Texas ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1991)

Notes:

One of the roses (listed as 'Gold Strike') in the Rose Introducers of New Zealand (RINZ) 1998 Display Trial.