Commercially available

• Medima
• Michael Crawford
• POUlvue

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Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: POUlvue

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1991). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1991).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1999 as 'Victor Borge'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Orange blend, peach shading, yellow reverse, ages to lighter .  Strong, spice fragrance.  40 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered, reflexed, scalloped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  

Medium, semi-glossy, leathery foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 20" to 4' (50 to 120cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

Australia - Application No: 1995/028  on  1995   VIEW PBR PATENT
Canada - Patent No: 1447  on  6 Mar 2003
Application No: 95-668  on  30 Nov 1994
European Union - Patent No: 307  on  2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950437  on  2 Aug 1995
New Zealand - Patent No: 872  on  29 Jun 1994
Application No: ROS409  on  28 Apr 1992
United States - Patent No: PP 9,357  on  7 Nov 1995   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/346,621  on  30 Nov 1994

Victor Borge was born on January 3, 1909, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Poulsen Roser ApS says this rose has big, double, peach-yellow flowers. In the UK, it's known as 'Michael Crawford'. In Germany, it's known as 'Medima'.