'Su Excelencia Señora de Franco' Rose

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'Su Excelencia Señora de Franco' rose Description

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'Su Excelencia Señora de Franco' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Boronkay (Rose Garden Budatétény)

Synonyms:

• Sra de Franco

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.

Origin:

Bred by Cebrià Camprubí Nadal (Spain, 1956).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Vermilion. None to mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Cocorico (floribunda, Meilland, 1950) × Independence

Notes:

María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés (June 11, 1900 Oviedo - February 6, 1988 Madrid), married Francisco Franco in October 1923.
Parentage "Cocorico Independence": chance or a hidden message to Franco?