'Anna Wheatcroft' Rose

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'Anna Wheatcroft' rose Description

My HMF:

'Anna Wheatcroft (Floribunda, Tantau, 1959)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of David Giroux

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Anna Wheatcroft (floribunda, Tantau, 1959)

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, 1959).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Wheatcroft Brothers Ltd. in 1960 as 'Anna Wheatcroft'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1961 as 'Anna Wheatcroft'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Salmon-orange. Mild fragrance. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Cinnabar × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Anna Wheatcroft', named for Alfred wheatcroft's younger daughter.