'Hot Chile' Rose

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'Hot Chile' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Synonyms:

• Hot Chilli
• MACbunber

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Shrub.
Registration name: MACbunber
Exhibition name: Hot Chile

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1987).
Introduced in New Zealand by McGredy Roses International (New Zealand) in 1995 as 'Hot Chile'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Orange-red. Red. Mild fragrance. 16 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Semi-double to double, in small clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy, spreading. Small, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 1' to 3' (30 to 90cm). Width: up to 42" (up to 105cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for ground cover.

Breeder's notes:

Hot Chilli - Macbunder. Nicknamed Bunderberg.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Trumpeter × Eyeopener (shrub, Interplant, 1987)

Notes:

The Royal National Rose Society says MACbunber is a cluster-flowered shrub which bears clusters of semi-double blood red blooms with white at the base...