'Touch of Class ™' Rose

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'Touch of Class ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Sarah's North Texas Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KRIcarlo
• Maréchal le Clerc
• Maréchale LeClerc

HMF Ratings:

74 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KRIcarlo

Origin:

Bred by Michel Kriloff (France, before 1982).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses in 1984 as 'Maréchale LeClerc'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. 25 to 35 petals. Average diameter 6". Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 312 on 19 Jun 1986
Application No: ROS192 on 25 Mar 1985

Previous denomination until June 4, 1985: Touch of Class.

United States - Patent No: PP 5,165 on 27 Dec 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/409,902 on 20 Aug 1982

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Micaëla (hybrid tea, Kriloff, before 1970)
pollen:	Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951) × Romantica

Notes:

Touch of Class was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.