'Kardinal Piffl' Rose

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'Kardinal Piffl' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

ARS:

Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Kardinal Piffl

Origin:

Bred by Gebr. Leenders / Leenders Bros. (Netherlands, before 1925).
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1925 as 'Kardinal Piffl'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.

Bloom:

Orange-red, golden-yellow reverse. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact, dense, well-branched. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Madame Edouard Herriot × Rayon d'Or (Pernetiana, Pernet-Ducher, 1909)
pollen:	Madame Charles Lutaud

Notes:

Friedrich Gustav Kardinal Piffl (October 15, 1864 Landskron - April 21, 1932 Vienna), Archbishop of Vienna (1913-1932), Cardinal since May 25, 1914.