'Orange Kardinal' Rose

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'Orange Kardinal' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of bluebuster77

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Flaming Kardinal
• Maharishi

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Discovered by Dilip Solonki (India, 1995).
Introduced in India by Tejganga Roses in 1995 as 'Maharishi'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Vermilion - orange. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Kardinal 85 ™ (hybrid tea, Kordes 1985)

Notes:

Orange Kardinal is sold by Heirloom, and Maharishi is sold by Hortico. They are both the same rose, an orange-red sport of Kardinal.