'Sheer Elegance ™' Rose

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'Sheer Elegance ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret MacLean

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• TWObe

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: TWObe
Exhibition name: Sheer Elegance ™

Origin:

Bred by Jerry F. Twomey (United States, 1989).
Introduced in United States by DeVor-Brown Rose Company Archive in 1990 as 'Sheer Elegance'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-pink, pink outer petals, yellow undertones, white reverse. Mild to strong, musk fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed buds.

Habit:

Glossy, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: 42" (105cm). Width: 30" (75cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:

United States - Patent No: PP 7,901 on 7 Jul 1992 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/611,512 on 13 Nov 1990

Inventor: Twomey; Jerry, Leucadid CA
My new variety of rose plant originated as a hybrid seedling produced at Carlsbad, Calif. by crossing the variety `Pristine` U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,997 with the variety `Fortuna` (unpatente

Parentage:

Pristine ® (hybrid tea, Warriner 1975) × Fortuna ® (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1977/85)

Notes:

According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made May 18, 1993 and granted May 8, 1995 (PVR Grant No. 949). The breeder's Reference for this rose is Twobe. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'Sheer Elegance'. This PVR Grant expires May 8, 2018.