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'Canyon Cupido' rose Description
'Canyon Cupido' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rob's Roses
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Miniature.
Registration name: RUIcany
Origin:
Bred by Antonius A. Pouw (Netherlands, 1992).
Introduced in Netherlands by De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. in 1997 as 'Canyon Cupido'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Golden-yellow.  up to 35 petals.  Average diameter 1".  Small, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Thornless (or almost).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b 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:
Canada - Application No: 97-983  on  13 Feb 1997
Application withdrawn on March 12, 2004.
Breeder: H.C.A. de Groot, De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands
 
United States - Patent No: PP 10,818  on  9 Mar 1999   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/888,343  on  3 Jul 1997
A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named `Ruicany`, characterized by its large golden yellow flowers; medium to dark green leaves; strong rooting habit; and excellent postproduction longevity and garden performance....The new cultivar originated from a cross made by the inventor in 1992 of two unnamed proprietary seedlings
Inventors: Pouw; Antonius A. (De Kwakel, NL)
Assignee: De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. (De Kwakel, NL)
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