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'Topsy Turvy ™' rose Description
'Topsy Turvy ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of aurora1701e
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
ARS:
Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: WEKcocbeb
Exhibition name: Topsy Turvy ™
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2005).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007 as 'Topsy Turvy'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2009 as 'Topsy Turvy'.
Introduced in New Zealand by Matthews Nurseries Ltd. in 2012 as 'Topsy Turvy'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Scarlet, white reverse.  Mild, apple fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Long buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose 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:
Pinwheel open form, dark red new shoots, very rounded habit, very floriferous.
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU4700P  on  11 Oct 2013
Application No: 2009/221  on  1 Sep 2009   VIEW PBR PATENT
Controlled pollination: ‘Countess Celeste’ x ‘Betty Boop’ ...Breeder: Tom Carruth, Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., Upland, CA, USA
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 30944  on  9 Aug 2013
Application No: ROS972  on  19 May 2011
 
United States - Patent No: PP 18,870  on  3 Jun 2008   VIEW USPTO PATENT

A new variety of Floribunda rose suitable for garden decoration, having
flowers of brilliant scarlet coloration with a white reverse.



Inventors:
Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
Assignee:

Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc.
(Upland,
CA)


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