'GRAapr' Rose

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'GRAapr' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of koolami

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Brindabella Glow ™
• Brindabella Rainbow

Origin:

Bred by Sylvia E. & John C. Gray (Australia, 2010).
Introduced in Australia by Brindabella Country Gardens Nursery in 2015 as 'Brindabella Rainbow'.
Introduced in United States by Sun-Fire Nurseries in 2018 as 'Brindabella Glow'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Apricot, light pink shading, light yellow undertones. Strong, citrus, fruity fragrance. up to 18 petals. Average diameter 7". Medium, semi-double to double, in small clusters, cupped, open bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Arching, upright. Semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 7 leaflets.

Height: 47" (120cm). Width: 39" (100cm).

Growing:

Disease susceptibility: blackspot resistant, mildew resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 28,074 on 6 Jun 2017 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 14/998,452 on 5 Jan 2016

Inventors: Gray; John Charles (Highfields, AU), Gray; Sylvia Elizabeth (Highfields, AU)
During the summer of 2010, the female parent was emasculated and was manually pollinated with pollen from the male parent.......GRAapr` exhibits an apricot flower color with light pink intonations at the marginal zone and soft yellow intonations towards the base.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Source: Brindabella Glow