'Norwich Castle' Rose

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'Norwich Castle' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Norwich Castle

Origin:

Bred by Peter Beales (1936-2013) (United Kingdom, 1979).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Copper - orange, ages to apricot . Mild, fruity fragrance. 30 petals. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Hardy. vigorous. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Whisky Mac × Arthur Bell (Floribunda, McGredy, 1959)
pollen:	seedling of Bettina ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1953)

Notes:

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Norwich Castle opens as coppery-orange and ages to soft apricot... Some difference of opinion about Parentage, see References for more information.