'Spartan, Cl.' Rose

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'Spartan, Cl.' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of passiflora

Synonyms:

• Grimpant Spartan

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda, Cl..
Registration name: Spartan, Cl.

Origin:

Discovered by John Martinez (United States, 1956). Discovered by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1960). Discovered by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1965).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1963 as 'Spartan, Cl.'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1964 as 'Spartan, Cl.'.

Class:

Climber, Floribunda, Cl..

Bloom:

Orange-red. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 6' to 7' (185 to 215cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,616 on 2 Jul 1957 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 620,777 on 6 Nov 1956

John Martinez, Glendale, Ariz., assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y.
The new variety was discovered by me in the fields of my assignee at Glendale, Arizona, where a block of plants of the variety "Spartan" were being grown.

Parentage:

sport of Spartan (floribunda, Boerner before 1954)

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