'Noble Hit ®' Rose

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'Noble Hit ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cass

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Noble ™
• POUlobe

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Mini-Flora.
Registration name: POUlobe
Exhibition name: Noble Hit ®

Origin:

Discovered by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1994). Discovered by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1994).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1998 as 'Noble Hit'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Mini-Flora, Patio.

Bloom:

Red. None / no fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, compact, upright. Semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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:

Australia - Patent No: AU2452P on 12 May 2004
Application No: 1999/250 on 7 Sep 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

Spontaneous mutation: from the variety ‘Poulnola’. The parental variety is a miniature pot rose with red flowers. The mutation occurred in the breeder’s greenhouse in Denmark early in 1994....Breeders: L. Pernille and M. N. Olesen, Poulsen Roses ApS, Fredensburg, Denmark.
First sold in Denmark in Jan 1996. First Australian sale Sep 1998.

Canada - Patent No: 0487 on 28 Aug 1998
Application No: 96-884 on 28 Jun 1996

Rights surrendered on August 25, 2009.
Denomination: 'POULobe'
Trade name: Noble Hit

European Union - Patent on 1995

United States - Patent No: PP 10,728 on 22 Dec 1998 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/843,475 on 8 Apr 1997

POULobe` was discovered by L. Pernille and Mogens N. Olesen in a controlled greenhouse environment in Fredensborg, Denmark in the Spring of 1994. `POULobe` originated as a naturally occurring, whole-branch mutation of the Poulsen proprietary variety `POULnola`

Parentage:

sport of Noble 1994 Hit ®

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