'Rumba ®' Rose

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'Rumba ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kajsa Sjödin

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cuba Dance
• Poulrum

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Red blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Poulrum
Exhibition name: Rumba ®

Origin:

Bred by Svend Poulsen (1884-1974) (Denmark, before 1956).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1958 as 'Rumba'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Samuel McGredy and Son, Nurserymen (Northern Ireland) in 1959 as 'Rumba'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1961 as 'Rumba'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1962 as 'Rumba'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Red blend. Moderate, spice fragrance. up to 45 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,919 on 1 Mar 1960 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Masquerade (floribunda, Boerner 1949)
pollen:	Poulsen's Bedder × Floradora

Notes:

Parentage is reversed in the references