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'Christopher Marlowe' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Sue Taylor
HMF Ratings:
65 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Shrub. Registration name: AUSjumpExhibition name: Christopher Marlowe
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red. Moderate fragrance. 41 petals. Average diameter 3". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, bushy, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: up to 35" (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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:
Australia - Patent No: AU4060P on 26 Aug 2010 Application No: 2003/063 on 31 Mar 2003 VIEW PBR PATENTIn 1993 an unnamed seed parent was crossed with pollen parent ‘Ausgold’. The seeds produced were sown Jan 1994. From this seedling population, the best seedling was selected from which six buds were grafted to ‘Laxa’ rootstock. Selection criteria: ‘English’ style rose with good fragrance and disease resistance. This seedling (to be known as ‘Ausjump’) was further trialled and in 1997 selected for multiplication. Bud grafting was conducted each year to produce approximately 5000 plants by 2000 United States - Patent No: PP 14,943 on 22 Jun 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/605,706 on 8 Jul 2003
Notes:
Registered with the American Rose Society February, 2005.
Some differences of opinion about parentage. Refer references
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