'La Tosca' Rose

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'La Tosca' rose Description

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'La Tosca (hybrid tea, Schwartz 1900)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Kelley Macdonald

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

19 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: La Tosca (hybrid tea, Schwartz 1900)
Exhibition name: La Tosca

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (aka Widow,Vve) Schwartz (France, 1900).
Introduced in Australia by Taylor & Sangster in 1905 as 'La Tosca'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Lilac - pink, silver(y) shading, salmon-yellow shading, yellow undertones. Moderate fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Hardy. vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Joséphine Marot × Luciole (tea, Guillot Fils, 1886)

Notes:

Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on January 14, 1900.