'Topsy Turvy ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of chicochi3
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD-.
ARS:
Dark red Floribunda. Registration name: WEKcocbebExhibition name: Topsy Turvy ™
Bloom:
Scarlet, white reverse. Mild, apple fragrance. Average diameter 4". Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Pinwheel open form, dark red new shoots, very rounded habit, very floriferous.
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU4700P on 11 Oct 2013 Application No: 2009/221 on 1 Sep 2009 VIEW PBR PATENTControlled pollination: ‘Countess Celeste’ x ‘Betty Boop’ ...Breeder: Tom Carruth, Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., Upland, CA, USA New Zealand - Patent No: 30944 on 9 Aug 2013 Application No: ROS972 on 19 May 2011 United States - Patent No: PP 18,870 on 3 Jun 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTA new variety of Floribunda rose suitable for garden decoration, having
flowers of brilliant scarlet coloration with a white reverse.
| Inventors: |
Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA) | | Assignee: |
Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc.
(Upland,
CA)
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