'Sparrieshoop' Rose

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'Sparrieshoop' rose Description

My HMF:

'Sparrieshoop (floribunda, Kordes 1953)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Windham

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

27 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: Sparrieshoop (floribunda, Kordes 1953)
Exhibition name: Sparrieshoop

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1953).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1955 as 'Sparrieshoop'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, climbing, upright. Leathery foliage.

Height: 5' to 10' (150 to 305cm). Width: 4' to 9' (120 to 275cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 11.

Patents:

Germany - Patent No: 636584

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Parentage:

seed:	Baby Château × Else Poulsen
pollen:	Magnifica (hybrid rubiginosa, Hesse, 1916)

Notes:

ARS classification: Shrub and parentage: (Poulsen's Pink × Siren) × (Johannes Böttner × R. rubiginosa magnifica)