'WEKcisfrabo' Rose

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'WEKcisfrabo' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of IrishRose17

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Dad's Day
• Dear Father
• Oh My !
• Wekcisfribo

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: Wekcisfribo
Exhibition name: Oh My !

Origin:

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, before 2009).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2012 as 'Dad's Day'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2019 as 'Dear Father'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Dark red. Flowers deep velvet red, reverse same. None to mild, spice, tea fragrance. 18 to 28 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, upright. Large, matte, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 4'11" to 6¼' (150 to 190cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 24,728 on 5 Aug 2014 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/694,322 on 19 Nov 2012

Inventors: Bedard; Christian (Brea, CA)
Floribunda rose plant named `WEKcisfrabo`
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘WEKsanpoly’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,513) and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘KORbeteilich’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,001)....The branches used for the photograph came from 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of November.

Parentage:

City of San Francisco ™ × Crimson Bouquet ™

Notes:

The patent is WEKcisfrabo