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Photo courtesy of anonymous-50992
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea. Exhibition name: Astra
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Pink blend. None to mild fragrance. up to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Bushy, upright. Glossy foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 20" (50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:
Australia - Application No: 1993/138 on 1993 VIEW PBR PATENT Canada - Application No: 94-364 on 14 Apr 1994 Application Withdrawn: 1997-06-16 United States - Patent No: PP 8,404 on 5 Oct 1993 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 07/802,001 on 2 Dec 1991 Inventors: de Ruiter; Gijsbert (Hazerswoude, NL)
Assignee: De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. (Hazerswoude, NL)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea rose class, which was originated by me by crossing as the seed parent the variety known as `Ruidriko` U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,362, and as pollen parent the variety known as `Korlingo`, also known as `Kardinal`, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,846. The varietal denomination of the new variety is `Ruizesac`.
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