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'The Optimist' rose Description
'The Optimist' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Sweet Repose,  The Optimist
Exhibition name: Sweet Repose
Origin:
Bred by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1955).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Gandy's Roses Ltd. in 1955 as 'Sweet Repose'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1956 as 'The Optimist'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Sweet Repose'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Deep yellow, carmine-red shading, ages to carmine-red .  Moderate fragrance.  up to 27 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, very double, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Dense, leathery foliage.  

Height: 3' (90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,533  on  4 Dec 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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