'Piano ®' Rose

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'Piano ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Piano ® (hybrid tea, Evers/Tantau, 2007)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Carmella

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Hope and Glory
• Mistinguett ®
• Nelson College
• TAN01360
• TANopina (new)

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Christian Evers (Germany, 2001).
Introduced in Germany by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses in 2007 as 'Piano'.
Introduced in New Zealand by Tasman Bay Roses, Ltd. in 2016 as 'Nelson College'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Red. Moderate, fruity, raspberry fragrance. 80 to 100 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Large, rounded buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, well-branched. Medium, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 7 leaflets.

Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm). Width: 20" (50cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 20,621 on 29 Dec 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/001,926 on 12 Dec 2007

Inventors: Evers; Christian (Uetersen, DE)
Assignee: Rosen Tantau Mathias Tantau Nachfolger (Uetersen, DE)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a large-flowered floribunda rose plant named `TAN01360` which was originated by me by crossing the variety `RT98097` (seed parent), with the variety `Mein Munchen` (pollen parent).

Parentage:

RT 98-097 × Mein München

Notes:

According to information from Tantau, the brand rights of the 1998 Piano (TANopina) were transferred to the new 2007 Piano.