'Middlesbrough Football Club' Rose

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'Middlesbrough Football Club' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cambridgelad

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: HORflame
Exhibition name: Middlesbrough Football Club

Origin:

Bred by Heather M. Horner (United Kingdom, before 1997).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Battersby Roses in 1997 as 'Middlesbrough Football Club'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Red. Mild fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, glossy, bronze-green foliage.

Height: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Alpha (hybrid tea, Paolino, 1975)
pollen:	Old Master × Southampton

Notes:

Pollen parentage is reversed in a 1999 reference