'Lichterloh' Rose

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'Lichterloh' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Giroux

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Musk.
Registration name: Lichterloh
Exhibition name: Lichterloh

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, 1955).

Class:

Hybrid Musk.

Bloom:

Red. Mild fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Vigorous. 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:

Red Favorite × New Dawn (Large Flowered Climber, Dreer, 1930)

Notes:

According to the 1959 American Rose Annual,' Lichterloh' was registered as a Hybrid Musk. Subsequently, the class was changed to Floribunda. In 2007, the ARS reclassified 'Lichterloh' back to Hybrid Musk from Floribunda.