'Encore' Rose

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'Encore' rose Description

My HMF:

'Encore (floribunda, Von Abrams 1957)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Encore (floribunda, Von Abrams 1957)

Origin:

Bred by Gordon J. Von Abrams (United States, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Peterson & Dering in 1958 as 'Encore'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Pink, cream shading, rose-pink reverse. Moderate, spice fragrance. 10 to 14 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, pointed buds.

Habit:

Climbing, upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,662 on 3 Dec 1957 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 642,325 on 25 Feb 1957

Gordon J. Von Abrams, Scappoose, Oreg., assignor to Eldon Pinkeney Dering, doing business under the trade name of Peterson & Dering, Scappoose, Oreg.

Parentage:

Else Poulsen × Captain Thomas (Large Flowered Climber, Thomas before 1932)

Notes:

Modern Roses 10 says Encore is extinct.