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'Vivaldi' rose Description
'Vivaldi (hybrid tea, De Ruiter, 1989)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of JDR-ID159686
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: RUIdriko
Exhibition name: Vivaldi
Origin:
Bred by Gijsbert De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1989).
Introduced in Netherlands by De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. in 1989 as 'Vivaldi'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light pink.  None to mild fragrance.  24 to 28 petals.  Average diameter 5.5".  Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
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:
Australia - Application No: 1992/127  on  1992   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
Canada - Application No: 92-135  on  30 Oct 1992
Application withdrawn on July 8, 1997.
Breeder: H.C.A. de Groot, De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands
 
United States - Patent No: PP 7,362  on  23 Oct 1990   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/392,566  on  11 Aug 1989
Inventor: Gjisbert de Ruiter (Hazerswoude, NL). Assignee: de Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. (Hazerswoude, NL). A new hybrid tea having light pink flowers with long vase-life and lasting quality produced on a plant suitable for growing under glass... Parentage: KORflug x RUImeva... Needs protection outdoors in severe climates...
Notes:
Composer Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, 4 March 1678, the son of a violin player at St. Mark's Cathedral. He died in Vienna, Austria, 28 July 1741.