'Louise Stone' Rose

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'Louise Stone' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kseniya K

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Guinevere (shrub, Harkness 1997)
• HARbadge
• Lady Guinevere
• Louisa Stone

HMF Ratings:

49 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: HARbadge

Origin:

Bred by Philip A. Harkness (United Kingdom, before 1997). Bred by Robert B. Harkness (United Kingdom, before 1997).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1997.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1997.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Mild, old rose fragrance. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, spreading. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 31" to 3' (80 to 90cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2976P on 24 Feb 2006
Application No: 2001/318 on 9 Nov 2001 VIEW PBR PATENT

seed parent ‘Harroony’ syn Amber Queen x pollen parent ‘Harwanted’ syn Many Happy Returns ...Breeder: P.A and R.B. Harkness, Harkness Roses Ltd, Hitchin, UK.
First sold in UK in Nov 1997

United States - Patent No: PP 13,184 on 5 Nov 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/686,529 on 10 Oct 2000

Floribunda rose plant having a compact, rounded, well-branched plant; fragrant blooms of many petals and a full, old-fashioned form; and dark green, glossy, disease resistant foliage.
Inventors: Harkness; Philip A. (Hitchin, GB), Harkness; Robert B. (Mougins, FR) Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc. (Medford, OR)

Parentage:

Amber Queen ® (floribunda, Harkness before 1981) × Many Happy Returns

Notes:

In the US, this rose is known as 'Guinevere'.