"Toronto" Rose

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"Toronto" rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Ozoldroser

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Improved Cécile Brünner
• Rosy Morn (floribunda, Duehrsen, 1948)

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Gigantea.
Registration name: Improved Cécile Brünner

Origin:

Bred by Carl G. Duehrsen (United States, 1948).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1948 as 'Improved Cécile Brünner'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Gigantea.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. 30 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' (90cm).

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:

United States - Patent No: PP 851 VIEW USPTO PATENT

"It originated from a cross between Dainty Bess and the hybrid seedling Rosa gigantea, with Mme. Cecile Brunner as one of its earlier progenitors."

Parentage:

seed:	Dainty Bess
pollen:	[ Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crépin × Unknown] × Mademoiselle Cécile Brünner

Notes:

According to the American Rose Annual 1950, on June 28, 1949, A US Patent for Improved Cecile Brunner was issued to Carl George Duehrsen, Montebello, California, and assigned to Howard & Smith.

Parentage changed from
Dainty Bess × Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crépin to
Dainty Bess x [Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crépin x Unknown] x Mlle. Cecile Brunner
to better reflect the parentage mentioned in the Patent. It may not be quite correct.