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'Vintage Classic' rose Description
'Queen of Elegance ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of tspate
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2016).
Introduced in United States by Spring Hill Nurseries in 2019 as 'Queen of Elegance'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by C & K Jones in 2020 as 'Vintage Classic'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Moderate, old rose fragrance.  37 to 113 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a through 9b.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 32,810  on  16 Feb 2021   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 16/602,878  on  16 Dec 2019
Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKjucistwe` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,861), and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKbijou` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,269). ... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of December.
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