'Gladiator' Rose

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'Gladiator' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of A Capitol Hill Rose Garden (1915)

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Gladiator
Exhibition name: Gladiator

Origin:

Bred by Michele Malandrone (Italy, before 1955).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1955 as 'Gladiator'.

Class:

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Rose-red, ages to deep pink . Moderate, tea fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, climbing. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 10' to 12' (305 to 365cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,524 on 23 Oct 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 549,903 on 29 Nov 1955

Michele Malandrone, Oakland, Cal., assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y.

Parentage:

seed:	Charlotte Armstrong
pollen:	Pink Delight (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1936) × seedling of New Dawn (large flowered climber, Dreer 1930)

Notes:

Lineage reported for this rose is from the U S Patent and varies from lineage reported by the American Rose Society.