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'Tosca' rose Description
'Tosca (floribunda, Warriner, 1972)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
1 favorite vote.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Tosca (floribunda, Warriner, 1972)
Origin:
Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, before 1972).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1972 as 'Tosca'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Orange-red.  Mild fragrance.  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 3,347  on  29 May 1973   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on January 14, 1900.