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'Comte de Champagne' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Heirloom Roses, Inc. (USA)
HMF Ratings:
60 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Yellow blend. Moderate, honey, musk, opinions vary fragrance. 12 to 16 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 47" (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant.. 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:
Australia - Patent No: AU3252P on 19 Feb 2007 Application No: 2002/074 on 25 Mar 2002 VIEW PBR PATENTin 1992 seed parent unnamed seedling was crossed with pollen parent ‘Austamora’. The seeds produced were sown Jan 1993 (Northern Hemisphere). From this seedling population, the best seedling was selected from which six buds were grafted to ‘Laxa’ rootstock. This seedling (to be known as ‘Ausufo’) was further trialled and in 1995 selected for multiplication. Bud grafting was conducted each year to produce approximately 5000 plants by 1999
First sold in UK in May 2001. New Zealand - Patent on 2002 United Kingdom - Patent on 2001
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