'El Capitan' Rose

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'El Capitan' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium red Grandiflora.
Registration name: El Capitan
Exhibition name: El Capitan

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1959 as 'El Capitan'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1961 as 'El Capitan'.

Class:

Floribunda, Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, ages to rose-red. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 4". Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 4'11" (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,796 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Charlotte Armstrong × Floradora

Notes: