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'Tocade' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Greatdanelover
HMF Ratings:
70 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Salmon-orange, copper shading. Flowers golden orange to orangy yellow. Strong, sweet, tea rose fragrance. 30 petals. Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright, well-branched. Dark green, leathery foliage.
Height: 5' (150cm). Width: 4' (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Vigorous. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: 111 on 2 Feb 1981 Application on 24 Dec 1979 This PVR Grant was surrendered February 2, 1985. United States - Patent No: PP 3,568 on 11 Jun 1974 VIEW USPTO PATENTThe patent abstract shows the inventors of this rose as Herbert C. Swim and O.L. Weeks.
Notes:
Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog lists Arizona's blooms as coppery orange with undertones of vermilion and amber...
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