'Ray of Sunshine' Rose

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'Ray of Sunshine' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Antonio Motta

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Shrub.
Registration name: COCclare
Exhibition name: Ray of Sunshine

Origin:

Bred by Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (Scotland, 1988).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 2001 as 'Arthritis Rose'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Yellow. Mild, spice fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 47" (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Sunsprite (floribunda, Kordes 1973)
pollen:	Cläre Grammerstorf × Frühlingsmorgen (hybrid spinosissima, Kordes, 1942)

Notes:

According to Ross Roses in Australia, this is a charity rose for the Arthritis Foundation.