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'Don Quichotte ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
75 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Medium yellow Floribunda. Registration name: Don Quichotte ®, HARflowExhibition name: Easy Going ™
Class:
Floribunda. (Series: Easy-To-Love ™)
Bloom:
Golden-yellow, apricot shading. Moderate, honey fragrance. up to 30 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright. Large, glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 35" to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 2' (60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant.. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. 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 10,478 on 7 Jul 1998 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/735,235 on 22 Oct 1996 HARflow was discovered as a natural occurring mutation of HARwelcome. It has golden yellow flowers, bright green foliage, and is highly resistant to blackspot.
Notes:
In his garden in Tyler, Texas, Mark Chamblee, of Chamblee's Rose Nursery, grows 'Belinda's Dream', 'Marie Daly', 'Marie Pavie', 'Livin' Easy', 'Easy Going', 'Knockout', and 'Mermaid'. Mark likes these varieties because "they have great hardiness and disease resistance, they are low maintenance and are very free blooming."
Breeder: Richard Harkness. Participated in the 1997 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli).
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