'Tourmaline ®' Rose

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'Tourmaline ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Tourmaline ® (hybrid tea, Delbard-Chabert, 1965)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of mashamcl

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• DELfri
• Tourmalin

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Tourmaline ® (hybrid tea, Delbard-Chabert, 1965)
Exhibition name: Tourmaline ®

Origin:

Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, before 1965).
Introduced in France by Delbard/Georges Delbard SA in 1965 as 'Tourmaline'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink, darker edges. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium. Light green foliage.

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Chic Parisien (floribunda, Delbard-Chabert, 1956)
pollen:	Michèle Meilland × Bayadère (hybrid tea, Mallerin, 1951)

Notes:

Source: Tourmaline
Different opinions on parentage. See References.