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'TOMsave' rose Description
'Salvation (floribunda, Thomson 2001)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Deborah Matthews
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
1 favorite vote.  
ARS:
Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: TOMsave
Origin:
Bred by George L. Thomson (Australia, 2001).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 2001 as 'Salvation'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Red.  Flowers red, velvet red upper.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 35" (90cm).  Width: 2' (60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden or hedge.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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).
Notes:
According to Ross Roses in Australia, 'Salvation' is a "charity rose" to aid the community work of the Salvation Army.
 
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