'Laser' Rose

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'Laser' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Imagination Rose

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KEItaibu

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Grandiflora.
Exhibition name: Laser

Origin:

Bred by Seizo Suzuki (Japan, before 1990).
Introduced in Japan by Keisei Rose Nurseries Inc..

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink, lighter reverse, pink stamens. None / no fragrance. 29 to 34 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Dark green foliage.

Height: 39" to 4¼' (100 to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower. Vigorous. produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1990/069 on 4 Jun 1990 VIEW PBR PATENT

Applicant: Universal Plants SA

United States - Patent No: PP 7,739 on 10 Dec 1991 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/552,501 on 16 Jul 1990

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Sonia (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1973) × Unnamed Seedling
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Parentage reported is from the United States patent number PP7739. The Australian patent lists the seed parent as 'Sonia' without a cross with an unnamed seedling.