'Apricot Glow' Rose

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'Apricot Glow' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Deborah Petersen

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange-pink Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Apricot Glow

Origin:

Bred by Brownell Family (United States, 1936).
Introduced in United States by Bobbink & Atkins in 1936 as 'Apricot Glow'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1936 as 'Apricot Glow'.
Introduced in United States by Henry A. Dreer Archive in 1936 as 'Apricot Glow'.

Class:

Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber. (Series: Sub-Zero Series)

Bloom:

Peach to apricot, salmon-pink shading. Moderate, apple, fruity fragrance. 50 to 80 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 20' (610cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5a through 9b. Can be used for ground cover or pillar. Hardy. very vigorous. benefits from winter protection in colder climates. can be trained as a climber. rain tolerant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 200 on 13 Oct 1936 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 78,769 on 9 May 1936

Josephine Brownell is the inventor of this rose. The patent application reports the plant died back to the ground at -23℉ and recovered to bloom but only in the second season.

Parentage:

seed:	Emily Gray × Dr. W. Van Fleet
pollen:	Jacotte

Notes:

The patent application mentions mounding soil over the crown as winter protection. Therefore the zone hardiness estimate shown here includes some winter protection.