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'We Salute You ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Michael Mitchell
HMF Ratings:
24 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Orange-pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: WEKvoosunExhibition name: We Salute You ™
Bloom:
Red to deep pink, darker edges, darker reverse, yellow undertones. Moderate, spice, tea fragrance. 29 to 41 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Large, glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Breeder's notes:
Long buds, classic form, very dark glossy foliage, two-toned flowers.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,770 on 29 Apr 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/606,699 on 30 Nov 2006 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `AROmiclea` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,121) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `FRYxotic` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,718)..... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of November.
Notes:
Simmering tones of warm organge and radiant Pink. Takes on especially rich depth in hot weather. Develops elegant, long buds opening to shades or orange, and then 5 inch flowers spiral open with the outer petals transition to coral pink.
This rose was named for the people in the Pentagon who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. "Remember Me" Rose Gardens will be building 3 rose gardens near where the planes crashed that day and each garden will have one rose bush for each victim that day....nearly 3000 roses in each garden. They have been introducing roses every year named for different victim groups. Other roses include Soaring Spirits (Twin Tower victims), Forty Heroes (Flight 93), Firefighter(NYC Firemen), and The Finest (NYC Police). visit their site at Remember-me-rose.org
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