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'Prinz Eugen van Savoyen' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Johno
HMF Ratings:
70 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Apricot or apricot blend. Flowers apricot-gold. Moderate, musk, spice, sweet fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 20" to 30" (50 to 75cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,582 on 3 Dec 1985 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/592,406 on 22 Mar 1984 Inventor: John L. Harkness. A new floribunda rose variety with flowers of apricot coloring... having unusually good disease resistance for plants with flowers of this color range and attractive dark green, holly-like foliage... Parentage: 'Southampton' x 'Typhoon'... lasts longer on th eplant than as a cut flower... needs ordinary winter protection...
Notes:
According to the US Patent for HARroony, this rose has unusual non-fading apricot-colored flowers borne in large sprays.
Amber Queen was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.
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