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'CROpal' rose Description
'Aventure No. 2' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
27 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Aventure (hybrid tea, Croix, 1963),  CROpal
Exhibition name: Aventure (hybrid tea, Croix, 1963)
Origin:
Bred by Paul Croix (1924-1999) (France, before 1963).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1965 as 'Adventure'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Vermilion, silver(y) reverse.  Mild fragrance.  50 to 60 petals.  Large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Glossy, bronze-green, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  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:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,500  on  27 Apr 1965   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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