'Orange Sweetheart' Rose

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'Orange Sweetheart' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Orange Sweetheart

Origin:

Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1952).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1952 as 'Orange Sweetheart'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1955 as 'Orange Sweetheart'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Salmon-orange. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Glossy foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 176

Orange Sweetheart, 176, Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, New York, U.S.A.

United States - Patent No: PP 1,155 on 16 Dec 1952 VIEW USPTO PATENT

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