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'Ilseta ®' rose Description
'Ilseta ® (floribunda, Tantau 1985)' rose photo
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Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: TANatesil
Exhibition name: Ilseta ®
Origin:
Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, before 1984).
Introduced in Germany by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses in 1985 as 'Ilseta'.
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.  
Bloom:
Rose-pink.  None to mild fragrance.  up to 45 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Few or no prickles/thorns.  Large, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: mildew resistant.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,707  on  1 Apr 1986   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/634,793  on  26 Jul 1984
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