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'HADcup' rose Description
'Smooth Buttercup' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jowita Czyż
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Deep yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: HADcup
Exhibition name: Smooth Buttercup
Origin:
Bred by Harvey D. Davidson (United States, before 2003).
Introduced in New Zealand by Tasman Bay Roses, Ltd..
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Deep yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  24 to 26 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, thornless (or almost), upright.  Medium, matte, medium green, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).  Width: 18" to 22" (45 to 55cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden, hedge, landscape or rock 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:
Flowers have ruffled petals.
Patents:
New Zealand - Application No: ROS953  on  27 Oct 2009
Withdrawn Apr 18, 2011
 
United States - Patent No: PP 16,014  on  4 Oct 2005   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/700,232  on  4 Nov 2003
Inventors: Davidson; Harvey D. (Orinda, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cultivar of rose plant of the Floribunda class, which was originated by my crossing `Kika` as the seed parent with the unamed seedling ((Basildon Bond.times.Arthur Bell).times.Midas Touch)) as the pollen parent. The cultivar name of this plant is designated as `Hadcup`. It is being marketed under the commercial name of `Smooth Buttercup`.
Notes:
Introduced by Monrovia Nursery, 2003