'Quest for Zest' Rose

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'Quest for Zest' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of ParisRoseLady

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKsecjuc
• Z277-2

Origin:

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, before 2020).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2023 as 'Quest for Zest'.
Introduced in Canada by Select Roses in 2024 as 'Quest for Zest'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Yellow, lighter edges. Strong, citrus, fruity, lemon fragrance. 22 to 46 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, spreading, upright. Glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 4'4" to 5'10" (130 to 180cm). Width: 38" to 4½' (95 to 135cm).

Growing:

Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 36,131 on 24 Sep 2024 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 18/390,244 on 20 Dec 2023

Grandiflora Rose Plant named 'WEKsecjuc'
Inventor: Christian Bédard, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US)
Assignee: Early Morning LLC, Lawrenceburg, IN (US)
..It has as its seed parent the variety known as 'HILaroma' (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,494) and as its pollen parent the variety known as 'WEKvossutono' (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,473). ...The branches used for the photograph came from 3 to 4 year-old rose plants....

Parentage:

Secret ™ × Julia Child ™ (Floribunda, Carruth 2004)

Notes:

Source: Quest for Zest