'Heartbeat 96' Rose

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'Heartbeat 96' rose Description

My HMF:

'Heartbeat (floribunda, Cocker, 1997)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• COCorona
• Heartbeat (floribunda, Cocker, 1997)
• Heartbeat 97

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: COCorona
Exhibition name: Heartbeat 96

Origin:

Bred by Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (Scotland, 1997).
Introduced in Scotland by James Cocker & Sons in 1997 as 'Heartbeat 96'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Mild fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, double (17-25 petals), full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 32" (80cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Coronation Gold (floribunda, Cocker, 1978) × British Concorde

Notes:

The rose was initially sold to benefit the Scots branch of Tenovus, which is involved in medical research projects of an innovative nature in universities and hospitals.