'Mercurius' Rose

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'Mercurius' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Mercurius

Origin:

Bred by Michael Henry Horvath (United States, before 1939).
Introduced in United States by Wayside Gardens in 1940 as 'Mercurius'.

Class:

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Coral-pink. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing. Glossy foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 385 on 7 May 1940 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Notes:

Parentage shown on HMF is the same reported in the patent application in 1939.