'Little Darling' Rose

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'Little Darling' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Yellow blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Little Darling

Origin:

Bred by Carl G. Duehrsen (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Elmer Roses Co. (Elmer, C.A.) in 1956 as 'Little Darling'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Butter-yellow, coral-pink shading. Moderate, spice fragrance. 24 to 30 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage. 7 leaflets.

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:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,581 on 19 Mar 1957 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 590,337 on 8 Jun 1956

Carl G. Duehrsen, Montebello, Calif., assignor to Constance A. Elmer, trading as Elmer Roses, San Gabriel, Calif.

Parentage:

seed:	Captain Thomas (Large Flowered Climber, Thomas before 1932)
pollen:	Baby Château × Fashion (floribunda, Boerner, 1947)

Notes:

Among [Ralph Moore's] greatest discoveries was that the 1956 Floribunda 'Little Darling' was a great producer of miniatures, and the line has been followed by breeders ever since.