'Don Quichotte' Rose

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'Don Quichotte' rose Description

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'Don Quichotte (floribunda, Robichon, 1964)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• ROBdon

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Don Quichotte (floribunda, Robichon, 1964)

Origin:

Bred by Marcel Robichon (France, before 1964).
Introduced in France by André Eve/Roses Anciennes André Eve in 1964 as 'Don Quichotte'.
Introduced in United States by Ilgenfritz Nursery Inc. in 1964 as 'Don Quichotte'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, lemon-yellow undertones. Reverse purple-red edges. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Glossy, leathery foliage.

Height: 14" to 28" (35 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Charles Gregory (hybrid tea, Verschuren before 1940) × Marcelle Auclair

Notes:

Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain.