'Scarlet Hit ®' Rose

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'Scarlet Hit ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of olga topalova

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• POULmo
• Ruby Wishes
• Scarlet ™

HMF Ratings:

26 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Mini-Flora.
Exhibition name: Scarlet Hit ®

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1987). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1987).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1996 as 'Scarlet Hit'.

Class:

Mini-Flora, Patio. (Series: PatioHit ® Collection)

Bloom:

Dark red. None to mild fragrance. 18 to 25 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid, rounded buds.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact, upright. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm). Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Vigorous.

Patents:

European Union - Patent No: 298 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950360 on 25 Jul 1995

Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULMO.
First commercialisation in EU: 28/01/1994

United States - Patent No: PP 12,490 on 26 Mar 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/282,072 on 29 Mar 1999

Parentage:

H.C. Andersen × Red Minimo ™

Notes:

The Royal National Rose Society says Scarlet Hit bears clusters of many double mid to dark red blooms...