'HORaardvark' Rose

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'HORaardvark' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Ray and Pauline Martin

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Mario Lanza

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: HORaardvark
Exhibition name: Mario Lanza

Origin:

Bred by Calvin L. Horner (United Kingdom, 1999).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Warley Rose Gardens, Ltd. in 2000 as 'Mario Lanza'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, red edges, light yellow reverse. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Elina ® × Remember Me ® (hybrid tea, Cocker 1979)

Notes:

Dedicated to Alfred Arnold Cocozza (a.k.a. "Mario Lanza ") (January 31, 1921 Philadelphia PA - October 7, 1959 Rome), American tenor