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'Rhapsody ®' rose Description

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Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: SELvanadium
Origin:
Bred by Peter J. A. Van de Meer (Netherlands, before 1992).
Introduced in Netherlands by Select Roses B.V. in 1995 as 'Rhapsody'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Pink.  None to mild fragrance.  40 to 45 petals.  Average diameter 4.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Matte, dark green, dense foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: 32" to 39" (80 to 100cm).  
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:
Netherlands - Patent No: R00 1912  on  15 Dec 1992
 
United States - Patent No: PP 9,185  on  4 Jul 1995   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/105,357  on  11 Aug 1993
A new rose variety of the Hybrid Tea class, characterized by its continuous and profuse production of large and distinct pink flowers, borne singly on very strong upright stems on a sturdy bush of medium height, having abundant foliage.....
Inventors: Van Der Meer; Peter J. A. (Carlsbad, CA)originated by me by crossing the variety "Tineke" (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,055) with an unnamed (SR 85.055) and unpatented seedling.
Assignee: Terra Nigra B.V. (De Kwakel, NL)
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