'TANgosar' Rose

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'TANgosar' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Hill's Coastal MS Garden is NOW Hill's Coastal Northwest Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Climbing Super Star
• Grimpant Super Star
• Super Star, Cl. (cl. hybrid tea, Heitmann, 1965)
• Super Star, Cl. (cl. hybrid tea, Blaby 1963)
• TANgostar
• Tropicana, Cl.

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: TANgosar, TANgostar

Origin:

Discovered by Blaby Rose Gardens (United Kingdom, 1963). Discovered by Heitmann (Germany, 1965).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1967 as 'Super Star, Cl.'.
Introduced in France by NIRP International in 1967 as 'Climbing Super Star'.
Introduced in Germany by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses in 1967 as 'Climbing Super Star'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1971 as 'Tropicana, Cl.'.

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Salmon-orange or orange-red. Moderate fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long buds.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 8' to 13' (245 to 395cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). 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 2,701 on 24 Jan 1967 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 515,267 on 20 Dec 1965

Parentage:

sport of Tropicana

Notes:

'Super Star' has sported to its climbing form on several occasions.