'CA28' Rose

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'CA28' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of prairie_northrose

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Canada Blooms

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Canada Blooms
Exhibition name: Canada Blooms

Origin:

Bred by Claude Richer (Canada, 2003).
Introduced by CNLA Rose Consortium in 2014 as 'Canada Blooms'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink, darker center. Strong fragrance. up to 64 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Moderate. Medium, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a and warmer. Very hardy. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

Canada - Application No: 12-7685 on 20 Jul 2012

Application withdrawn on July 28, 2014.
Breeder: Claude Richer, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
'CA28' arose from the cross 'Secret' by 'Astrid Lindgren' conducted at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research Station, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in 2003.

Parentage:

Secret ™ × Astrid Lindgren

Notes:

This rose was expected to be the last in the Canadian Artists series, but it was dropped from consideration for the Canadian Artists series and was introduced as a theme rose at the Canada Blooms show, March 14-23, 2014, in Toronto.