'El Catalá' Rose

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'El Catalá' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of a_carl76

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: El Catalá

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Griffith J. Buck (United States, 1981).

Class:

Grandiflora. (Series: Buck Roses Collection)

Bloom:

Red blend. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b 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:

seed:	Wanderin' Wind
pollen:	[ Dornröschen (shrub, Kordes, 1960) × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)] × Brasilia

Notes:

Sam Kedem says the color of the blooms intensifies in the heat.
Dedicated to the Spanish breeder Pedro Dot.