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'DICracer' rose Description
'Duchess of York (floribunda, Dickson before 1989)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong's Del Cerro Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
24 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: DICracer
Exhibition name: Duchess of York (floribunda, Dickson before 1989)
Origin:
Bred by Colin Dickson (1956-....) (United Kingdom, before 1989).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Dickson Nurseries Ltd. / Dickson Roses in 1992 as 'Duchess of York'.
Class:
Floribunda, Patio.  
Bloom:
Orange-red, yellow shading.  Mandarin red.  Mild fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 22" (55cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: 1541  on  28 Jun 1999
Application No: ROS641  on  21 Jul 1997
Trade Name: Sunseeker.
Notes:
'Bonfire' x 'Peter Goldman' was a parentage quoted in the 1992 reference.
 
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