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'Spanish Sunset ™' rose Description
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'Spanish Sunset ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of GShellrude
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Orange blend Floribunda.
Origin:
Bred by Frank Bart Schuurman (New Zealand, before 2006).
Introduced in New Zealand by Franko Roses New Zealand Ltd. in 2008 as 'Spanish Sunset'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2009 as 'Spanish Sunset'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Orange.  Bright orange suffused with yellow and yellow eye.  None / no fragrance.  10 to 12 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Compact, rounded.  Glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).  
Growing:
Can be used for garden.  Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant, very rust resistant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 20,767  on  23 Feb 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/216,893  on  11 Jul 2008
Inventors: Schuurman; Frank B. (Whenuapai, NZ)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `Alexander` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Golden Emblem` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,121)..... The description is based on the observation of two-year-old plants during June
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