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'Elfe ®' rose Description
'Elfe ® (LCl, Evers/Tantau, 2000)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of roseromantic
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
56 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
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Light yellow Large-Flowered Climber.
Exhibition name: Pride of Venus
Origin:
Bred by Hans Jürgen Evers (1940-2007) (Germany, before 2000).
Introduced in Germany by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses in 2000 as 'Elfe'.
Introduced in Australia by Nieuwesteeg Rose Nursery Pty Ltd in 2008 as 'Pride of Venus'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Light yellow to cream, light green shading..  Mild, fruity fragrance.  up to 50 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing.  

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 2005/303  on  2005   VIEW PBR PATENT
Parentage:
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