'Futura' Rose

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'Futura' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Future (hybrid tea, Warriner 1974)

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Futura

Origin:

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, before 1974).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1975 as 'Future'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange or orange-red. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,569 on 11 Jun 1974 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	seedling of Independence × Siren (floribunda, Kordes 1953)
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling

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