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'Sweet Spot Calypso' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Moonfall
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD.
Class:
Hybrid Hulthemia persica.
Bloom:
Yellow, pink edges, red center. None / no fragrance. up to 10 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact. Semi-glossy, blue-green foliage. 7 leaflets.
Height: 20" to 4'11" (50 to 150cm). Width: 20" to 39" (50 to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden or hanging basket. Prefers full sun. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 27,159 on 20 Sep 2016 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 14/120,794 on 27 Jun 2014 Inventors: Ilsink; Robert, Leersum NL
The new Rosa cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor, Robert Ilsink, in Leersum, Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to produce new Rosa varieties for ornamental commercial applications. The cross resulting in this new variety was made during April of 2006.
The seed parent is the unpatented, proprietary variety referred to as Rosa `B407-03`. The pollen parent is the unpatented, proprietary variety referred to as Rosa `B213-04`. The new variety was discovered in April of 2007 by the inventor in a group of seedlings resulting from the 2006 crossing, in a research greenhouse in Leersum, Netherlands.
Notes:
To be introduced as SweetSpot™ Calypso by Anthony Tesselaar USA, Inc. in 2014 Parentages of some other roses in this series involve seed parent Strabo Babylon and pollen parent Eridu Babylon Ploidy determination by David Zlesak, November 22, 2015. [Source: Sushine Babylon Eyes]
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