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'POUl 89/8137-11' rose Description
'Crystal Palace ® (floribunda, Poulsen, 1989)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of sameria25
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
Origin:
Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1988). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1988).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1996 as 'Crystal Palace'.
Class:
Floribunda, Mini-Flora, Patio.   (Series: Palace ® Collection)  
Bloom:
Apricot or apricot blend.  Mild fragrance.  30 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, glossy, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).  Width: 18" to 30" (45 to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b and warmer.  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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 0497  on  28 Aug 1998
Application No: 96-935  on  5 Sep 1996
Rights surrendered on August 8, 2008.
Denomination: 'POULrek'
Trade name: Crystal Palace
 
European Union - Patent No: 303  on  2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950433  on  25 Jul 1995
Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULREK.
First commercialisation in EU: 28/01/1994
 
United States - Patent No: PP 9,688  on  12 Nov 1996   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/588,820  on  19 Jan 1996
Inventors: Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the floribunda class which was originated by out crossing the variety MACrexy, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6713, with an unnamed seedling...
Notes:
Named for the great glass hall at the 1851 London Exposition of Industry.