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'Sunrise Cupido' rose Description
'Sunrise Cupido' rose photo
Photo courtesy of anonymous-1211
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange blend Miniature.
Exhibition name: Sunrise Cupido
Origin:
Bred by Antonius A. Pouw (Netherlands, 1992). Bred by De Ruiter (Netherlands, 1997).
Introduced in Netherlands by De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. in 1997 as 'Sunrise Cupido'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Orange and salmon-pink, yellow blending.  Orange, salmon-pink and yellow.  None / no fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Compact, few or no prickles/thorns.  Dark green, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 5a and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or cut flower.  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.  
Patents:
Canada - Application No: 97-987  on  13 Feb 1997
Application withdrawn on March 12, 2004.
Breeder: H.C.A. de Groot, De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands
 
United States - Patent No: PP 10,685   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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