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'Rochester' rose Description
'Rochester (floribunda, Nicolas 1934)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of CybeRose
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Rochester (floribunda, Nicolas 1934)
Origin:
Bred by Jean Henri (J.H.) Nicolas (United States, before 1934).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1934 as 'Rochester'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1936 as 'Rochester'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Orange - yellow, orange-pink reverse.  Moderate fragrance.  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, well-branched.  Leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6a through 9b.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 131  on  13 Aug 1935   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10,945  on  13 Mar 1935
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