'Tantau's Triumph' Rose

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'Tantau's Triumph' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Harris, Peter G.

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cinnabar

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Cinnabar

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (Germany, before 1945).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1945 as 'Cinnabar'.
Introduced in United States by Krider Nursery/Nurseries, Inc. in 1945 as 'Cinnabar'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1950 as 'Tantau's Triumph'.

Class:

Floribunda, Polyantha.

Bloom:

Vermilion to scarlet, brown shading. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, rounded buds.

Habit:

Short, bushy, spreading, upright. Glossy, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Baby Château × Rosa roxburghii Tratt.

Notes:

Sangerhausen gives a date of 1942 for Tantau's Triumph and lists it as a Hybrid Polyantha.