This Renaissance rose is described as a HT and as a FL on th "Plant" title page for it. Which variety is it?? Does it prefer to bloom in clusters or singles? John
John, Interesting question, since both parent roses are classified as floribunda roses. However, all of the REFERENCES list the rose as a HT. None of the REFERENCES describes its blooming habit.
Seems to be better classed as a Hybrid Tea rather than a Floribunda. I get a few clusters but a lot of the blooms are born single. Not real tall for me (mine are grown on their own roots) and might be classed as a Floribunda for that reason and because of the bloom form. The blooms are not as formal as most modern Hybrid Tea. Just my opinion. Very nice rose regardless of how it is classed.
It grows as an unusually vigorous HT, which confused me greatly. However, when I crossed it with climbers, because I wanted the scent in climbers, it produced a lot of non-blooming climbers, which led me to hypothesize that Renaissance's vigor may be coming from a climbing gene, much like America, which can be grown as an HT or a short, upright climber.
