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'Rose Parade' rose Description
'Rose Parade' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
14 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Rose Parade
Origin:
Bred by J. Benjamin Williams (United States, before 1970).
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. in 1974 as 'Rose Parade'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Pink blend.  Opinions vary fragrance.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 39" (100cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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 3,065  on  10 Aug 1971   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
http://www.roseum.net/db/detail_rose.php?id=1486