'AROcomu' Rose

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'AROcomu' rose Description

My HMF:

'Patsy Cline ™ (Hybrid Tea, Christensen, 1983)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Patsy Cline ™

HMF Ratings:

36 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: AROcomu
Exhibition name: Patsy Cline ™ (Hybrid Tea, Christensen, 1983)

Origin:

Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1983).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Lavender - pink. Strong, damask, fruity fragrance. 28 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,556 on 10 Sep 1985 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/557'893 on 5 Dec 1983

A new hybrid tea rose for cut flowers and garden decoration, having as its seed parent Angel Face (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,792) and as its pollen parent Double Delight (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,847). The new cultivar produces an abundance of well-formed flowers having unusual blended colorations of lavender pink, and having an extremely strong, pleasing fragrance. It is a medium-height, bushy plant that is attractive in the garden.
Inventors: Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA)
Assignee:Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. (Ontario, CA)

Parentage:

Angel Face (floribunda, Swim & Weeks 1968) × Double Delight ®

Notes:

Honouring Patsy Cline (September 8, 1932 Winchester VA - March 5, 1963 TN), US American country and crossover singer