'Violinista Costa' Rose

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'Violinista Costa' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jaume Garcia Urpí

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Violinista Costa
Exhibition name: Violinista Costa

Origin:

Bred by Cebrià Camprubí Nadal (Spain, 1936).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1937 as 'Violinista Costa'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink, orange highlights, yellow undertones. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Sensation (hybrid tea, Hill 1922) × Shot Silk

Notes:

The Peter Beales Collection of Classic Roses 2000-2001 says the blooms are silver-pink...