'Rodeo Drive ™' Rose

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'Rodeo Drive ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jmile

Synonyms:

• AROcore
• Sunset Strip

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: AROcore
Exhibition name: Rodeo Drive ™

Origin:

Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, before 1986).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1986 as 'Sunset Strip'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Mild fragrance. 45 to 48 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, flat to cupped, open, ruffled bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Leafy sepals, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, dense foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden. Hardy. vigorous. heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 6,813 on 23 May 1989 VIEW USPTO PATENT

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of hybrid tea rose
plant cv. Arocore, particularly suited for garden decoration, identified
by its dark red flower buds, and long-lasting medium red blooms having
ruffled petals.

Inventors:	Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA)
Assignee:	Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR)

Parentage:

Merci (floribunda, Warriner 1972) × Pharaoh (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1967)

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