'Fanfare' Rose

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'Fanfare' rose Description

My HMF:

'Fanfare (floribunds, Swim 1954)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of John Sheldon

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Fanfare (floribunds, Swim 1954)
Exhibition name: Fanfare

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1954).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses in 1956 as 'Fanfare'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Fanfare'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange and salmon-orange, reverse, ages to pink . Moderate, spice fragrance. 20 to 30 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, very double, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, leafy sepals, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Spreading, upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,385 on 26 Apr 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 451,727 on 23 Aug 1954

Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif.

Parentage:

Fandango (hybrid tea, Swim, 1950) × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)

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