'Starlet' Rose

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'Starlet' rose Description

My HMF:

'Starlet (floribunda, Swim 1957)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: Starlet (floribunda, Swim 1957)
Exhibition name: Starlet

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1957 as 'Starlet'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1963 as 'Starlet'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow. Mild fragrance. 60 to 66 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,694 on 8 Apr 1958 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 657,991 on 8 May 1957

Parentage:

seed:	Goldilocks (floribunda, Boerner, 1945)
pollen:	Fandango (hybrid tea, Swim, 1950) × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)

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