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'Calypso' rose Description
'Calypso (floribunda, Boerner 1956)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of CybeRose
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Calypso (floribunda, Boerner 1956)
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by C.W. Stuart & Co., Inc. in 1956 as 'Calypso'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Geranium-red.  Strong, damask fragrance.  17 to 19 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, semi-double to double, cupped, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, leafy sepals, long sepals, rounded buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,624  on  30 Jul 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 623,721  on  21 Nov 1956
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