'RUDON-298' Rose

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'RUDON-298' rose Description

My HMF:

'Border Queen (floribunda, De Ruiter, 1950)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Border Queen
• Reine des Bordures

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Border Queen (floribunda, De Ruiter, 1950)

Origin:

Bred by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1950).
Introduced in United Kingdom by C. Gregory & Son Ltd. in 1951 as 'Border Queen'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Border Queen'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Border Queen'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, lighter center, darker reverse. Mild fragrance. up to 9 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, single to semi-double, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Compact. Leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 63

Border Queen (syn. Reine des Bordures), 63, G. de Ruiter, Hazerswoude, Voorweg 67.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Unknown

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