'Frau Astrid Späth' Rose

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'Frau Astrid Späth' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of marcir

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Astrid Späth

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Frau Astrid Späth

Origin:

Discovered by L. C. Späth (Germany, 1930).
Introduced in Germany by Wirtz & Eicke in 1930 as 'Frau Astrid Späth'.

Class:

Floribunda, Polyantha.

Bloom:

Carmine-pink. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 2.25". Very double, cluster-flowered bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 16" (40cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Lafayette (floribunda, Nonin, 1918)

Notes:

Mrs. Astrid Späth was celebrated as the prototype of a sporty, active girl in the August 1928 edition of the "Vogue" magazine.
'Frau Astrid Späth' and 'Direktor Rikala' are not identical according to Sangerhausen