'Burgundy Iceberg' Rose

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'Burgundy Iceberg' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of orsola

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Burgundy Ice
• Kalands Bordeaux
• PROse

HMF Ratings:

111 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.

Origin:

Discovered by Edgar Norman Swane (1998).
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2003 as 'Burgundy Iceberg'.
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2007 as 'Burgundy Iceberg'.
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007 as 'Burgundy Iceberg'.
Introduced in United States by Bailey Nurseries in 2011 as 'Burgundy Iceberg'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Deep purple with lighter reverse, dark burgundy red stamens and anthers. Average diameter 3.75". Full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, rounded. Semi-glossy foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 30" to 35" (75 to 90cm). Width: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2409P on 8 Mar 2004
Application No: 1999/274 on 24 Sep 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

Spontaneous mutation: from ‘Brilliant Pink Iceberg’. Mutation took place at Swane’s Nursery, Dural, NSW... Breeders: Prophyl Pty Ltd, Austins Ferry, TAS and Swane’s Nurseries Australia Pty Limited, Dural, NSW.
First sold in Australia from June 2003.

United States - Patent No: PP 16,198 on 10 Jan 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/856,188 on 28 May 2004

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It was discovered in the autumn of 1998 in Dural, New South Wales, Australia as a mutation of the cultivar `PRObril` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,645). It was discovered by Edgar Norman Swane, Galston Road, Dural, New South Wales, Australia.

Parentage:

sport of Brilliant Pink Iceberg

Notes:

(Jan 2006) Weeks Roses will be the sole supplier in the US for the next two years (though evidently they are willing to contract with other growers). Contact Weeks' retailers for US availability.

Weatherly, Lilia (2003) was originally entered as breeder. Swane is from Plant Patent.