'Thunderbird' Rose

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'Thunderbird' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Thunderbird
Exhibition name: Thunderbird

Origin:

Discovered by Paul Francis DeVor (United States, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Amling Bros. / Clarence Amling Roses, Inc. in 1958 as 'Thunderbird'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Rose-red, ages to purple . None to mild fragrance. 41 to 58 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Spreading, well-branched. Glossy foliage.

Height: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,677 on 4 Feb 1958 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 668,006 on 25 Jun 1957

Paul F. De Vor, Pleasanton, Calif., assignor to Clarence Amling Roses, Inc., Santa Ana. Calif.

Parentage:

sport of Skylark (floribunda, DeVor 1957)

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