'Velvet Cover ™' Rose

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'Velvet Cover ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Blomster-Ole

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Burlington
• POUlria

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: POUlria

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1988). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1988).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1996 as 'Velvet Cover'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)

Bloom:

Red. Mild fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Small buds.

Habit:

Bushy, spreading. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders.

Patents:

Canada - Application No: 98-1237 on 4 Mar 1998

Application withdrawn on January 3, 2002.
Denomination: 'POULria'
Trade name: Burlington

United States - Patent No: PP 12,563 on 23 Apr 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/274,686 on 24 Mar 1999

Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (DK-3480, Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (DK-3480, Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between two unnamed seedlings. ....`POULria` was selected by the inventors in the spring, 1988 as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

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