'Fiesta Party ®' Rose

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'Fiesta Party ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Fiesta Parade ®
• POUlesta

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: POUlesta

Origin:

Discovered by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1996). Discovered by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1996).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1997 as 'Fiesta Parade'.

Class:

Miniature. (Series: Parade ® Collection)

Bloom:

Deep pink to red. None to mild fragrance. 50 to 55 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Short, bushy, upright. Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2448P on 11 May 2004
Application No: 1999/246 on 7 Sep 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

Spontaneous mutation: from the variety ‘Poulprima’ ...Breeders: L. Pernille and M. N. Olesen, Poulsen Roses ApS, Fredensburg, Denmark. ...The mutation occurred in the breeder’s greenhouse in Denmark early in 1996. ‘Poulesta’ was selected in spring 1996 for build up and propagation
First sold in Denmark in Mar 1997. First Australian sale Sep 1998.

Canada - Patent No: 0840 on 2 Oct 2000
Application No: 97-1115 on 23 Jul 1997

Denomination: 'POULesta'
Trade name: Fiesta Parade
'POULesta' arose from a mutation in the variety, 'POULprima', in the breeders' greenhouses in Fredensborg, Denmark in 1996.

European Union - Patent on 1997

United States - Patent No: PP 11,509 on 12 Sep 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/122,189 on 23 Jul 1998

Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present discovery constitutes a new and distinct variety of a miniature pot rose plant which was discovered in a cultivated area. The mutation resulted from `POULprima`, a miniature pot rose hybridized by the same inventors. ...Asexual reproduction of `POULesta` by cuttings was first done by L. Pernille and Mogens N. Olesen in their nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in March, 1996.

Parentage:

sport of POUlprima

Notes:

Both Fiesta Party and Fiesta Parade have been listed by their suppliers as having the same registration name -- POUlesta.