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'DELgus' rose Description
'Prince Tango ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Polyantha.
Registration name: DELgus
Exhibition name: Prince Tango ®
Origin:
Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, before 1968).
Introduced in France by Delbard/Georges Delbard SA in 1968 as 'Prince Tango'.
Class:
Polyantha.  
Bloom:
Orange.  Flowers mandarin color.  Mild fragrance.  Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Glossy, bronze-green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose 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).
Notes:
Source: Prince Tango

Pollen parent is slightly different in the references.
 
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