'Florence Mary Morse' Rose

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'Florence Mary Morse' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Florence Mary Morse
Exhibition name: Florence Mary Morse

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, before 1950).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1951 as 'Florence Mary Morse'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Florence Mary Morse'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Scarlet, copper shading. None / no fragrance. up to 15 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Baby Château × Magnifica (hybrid rubiginosa, Hesse, 1916)

Notes:

Named for the wife of Ernest Morse.