'Liverpool' Rose

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'Liverpool' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Liverpool Echo

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Liverpool Echo
Exhibition name: Liverpool Echo

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1966).

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Salmon-pink. Mild fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall. Small, glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 35" to 6'7" (90 to 200cm).

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.

Breeder's notes:

Liverpool Echo - 66/2307. Nicknamed Tullamore. For the newspaper.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Never × München

Notes:

'Liverpool Echo' can be late blooming.