'Capri' Rose

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'Capri' rose Description

My HMF:

'Capri (floribunda, Fisher 1956)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Capri (floribunda, Fisher 1956)

Origin:

Bred by Esther Gladys (Mrs. Gordon) Fisher (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Arnold-Fisher Co. in 1956 as 'Capri'.
Introduced in United States by Wyant (Melvin E. Wyant, Rose Specialist) in 1960 as 'Capri'.

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose.

Bloom:

Coral-pink. Mild fragrance. 25 to 35 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very double, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: 7' to 8' (215 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,453 on 31 Jan 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 491,552 on 1 Mar 1955

Esther Gladys Fisher, Woburn, Mass., assignor to Arnold-Fisher Company, Woburn, Mass.

Parentage:

Floradora × Fashion (floribunda, Boerner, 1947)

Notes:

Parentage shown here is from the patent application.