'Night Owl ™' Rose

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'Night Owl ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosaplant

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKpurosot

HMF Ratings:

62 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: WEKpurosot
Exhibition name: Night Owl ™

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2003).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2007 as 'Night Owl'.
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007 as 'Night Owl'.
Introduced in United States by Bailey Nurseries in 2011 as 'Night Owl'.

Class:

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Red, purple shading, darker edges, yellow stamens. Flowers deep wine red. Moderate, clove, spice, sweet fragrance. 10 to 13 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, climbing, spreading. Large, semi-glossy, grey-green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 10' to 14' (305 to 425cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, landscape or pillar. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Breeder's notes:

Bright yellow stamens, large clusters, lasting color, greyish foliage color.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 18,740 on 22 Apr 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/598,457 on 13 Nov 2006

The cultivar name is misspelled 'WEKpurost' in the USPTO abstract.
Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Climbing Rose. It has an undisseminated seedling of the inventor's creation as its seed parent with following genetic origin (International `Herald Tribune`.times.Rosa soulieana derivative).times.(`Sweet Chariot`.times.`Blue Nile`) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKtorroc` (not patented).....description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of October.

Parentage:

seed:	[International Herald Tribune X 79520-B6] × [Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile]
pollen:	Rosy Outlook

Notes:

Participated in the 2012 Glasgow Trials.