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Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: POUlander
Exhibition name: H.C. Andersen

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1986). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1986).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S as 'H.C. Andersen'.

Floribunda.  

Dark red.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 4b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

Australia - Application No: 1990/131  on  12 Dec 1990   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 6,265  on  30 Aug 1988   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/907,377  on  15 Sep 1986

Author Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805. The International Reading Association in Newark, Delaware, has designated the day as International Children's Book Day.
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