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'Zorina' rose Description
Photo courtesy of scvirginia
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda. Registration name: Zorina Exhibition name: Zorina
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red. Grenadine Red. Coral, salmon-orange. Moderate fragrance. 25 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, upright. Glossy foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: blackspot resistant, mildew 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.
Notes:
Patent application indicates that this rose does not produce hips. The seed parent was an unnamed yellow seedling of 'Pinocchio'. Dedicated to Eva Brigitta Hartwig (a.k.a. Vera Zorina) (January 2, 1917 Berlin - April 9, 2003 Santa Fe NM), ballerina of German-Norwegian origin, married in 1938 George Balanchine, Georgian-born American choreographer
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