'Frensham' Rose

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'Frensham' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: Frensham

Origin:

Bred by Albert Norman (United Kingdom, 1942).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1946 as 'Frensham'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1948 as 'Frensham'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Dark red. Mild fragrance. 15 petals. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 4' (120cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew. 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).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

seed:	Edith Cavell (polyantha, De Ruiter 1914) × Edgar Andreu
pollen:	Crimson Glory (hybrid tea, Kordes 1935)

Notes:

For clarification about parentage, see References.