'Chihuly ®' Rose

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'Chihuly ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Anna Leese
• WEKscemala

HMF Ratings:

60 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Red blend Floribunda.
Registration name: WEKscemala
Exhibition name: Chihuly ®

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2003).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2004 as 'Chihuly'.
Introduced in New Zealand by Matthews Nurseries Ltd. in circa 2012 as 'Anna Leese'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange and yellow. Mild, tea fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. 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.

Breeder's notes:

Dark red new growth, displays many colors, sometimes shows subtle striping on the upper petal.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU3389P on 5 Sep 2007
Application No: 2005/058 on 3 Mar 2005 VIEW PBR PATENT

‘WEKplapep’ x ‘MEIcauf’’. ...Breeder: Tom Carruth, Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., Upland, CA, USA.
First sold in USA in Dec 2003.

New Zealand - Patent No: 2907 on 2 Jun 2010
Application No: ROS943 on 21 May 2008

United States - Patent No: PP 15,076 on 10 Aug 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/719,930 on 20 Nov 2003

It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKplapep` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,126) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `MEIcauf` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,718).

Parentage:

Scentimental ™ (floribunda, Carruth 1996) × Amalia ™ (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1985)

Notes:

Color: flowers yellow blushing to orange & finishing red upper, more yellow with less blush reverse.