'MACchopsu' Rose

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'MACchopsu' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Synonyms:

• Painted Desert

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Grandiflora.
Registration name: MACchopsu
Exhibition name: Painted Desert

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1985).
Introduced in New Zealand by McGredy Roses International (New Zealand) in 1997 as 'Painted Desert'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Orange or orange-red. Mild fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Large, medium green foliage.

Height: 43" (110cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. 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) .

Breeder's notes:

Painted Desert - Macchopsu. Nicknamed Chop Suey.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 10,697 on 24 Nov 1998 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/742,142 on 31 Oct 1996

A hybrid tea rose variety producing red flowers.

Inventors:	McGredy; Sam (Auckland, NZ)
Assignee:	DeVor Nurseries, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)

Parentage:

Louise Gardner × Madame Delbard ® (hybrid tea, Delbard 1980)

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