'R578-2' Rose

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'R578-2' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Dianne's Southwest Idaho Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Heavenly Scent (hybrid tea, Carruth before 2019)
• Heavenly Scented ™
• Rosy Reunion
• WEKvodomer

HMF Ratings:

Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2019).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2022 as 'Heavenly Scent'.
Introduced in United States by Portland Nursery in 2022 as 'Rosy Reunion'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Strong, fruity, spice, sweet fragrance. 60 to 138 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 35,143 on 2 May 2023 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 17/803,754 on 9 Nov 2022

Inventor: Carruth, Thomas F., Altadena CA
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘AROmiclea’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,121) and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘WEKmeredoc’ (not patented). It was hybridized by Applicant..... The branches used for the photograph came from 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Wasco, Calif. in the month of November.

Parentage:

Voodoo (hybrid tea, Christensen, 1988) × Meredith (hybrid tea, Carruth 2002)

Notes:

Source: Rosy Reunion will be introduced for the 1922 Portland Rose Festival.
The same rose is introduced as Heavenly Scented by Spring Hill Nurseries.