'POUllen' Rose

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'POUllen' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kajsa Sjödin

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Gentle Cover ™
• Little Bo-Peep
• Natchez Cover ®
• White Carpet

HMF Ratings:

54 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Miniature.
Registration name: POUllen
Exhibition name: Little Bo-Peep (miniature, Olesen/Poulsen, 1989)

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1989). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1989).
Introduced in United States by DeVor Nurseries, Inc. in 1994 as 'Little Bo-Peep'.
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 2001 as 'Gentle Cover'.

Class:

Miniature, Patio, Shrub. (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)

Bloom:

Pink, orange stamens. Mild, fruity fragrance. 33 to 37 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, pointed buds.

Habit:

Short, armed with thorns / prickles, compact, well-branched. Small, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.

Height: 1' to 26" (30 to 65cm). Width: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1995/033 on 1995 VIEW PBR PATENT

Canada - Patent No: 0555 on 7 Dec 1998
Application No: 96-718 on 18 Jan 1996

Rights surrendered on December 18, 2012.
Denomination: 'POULlen'
Trade name: Natchez

European Union - Patent No: 354 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 95/0597

Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULLEN.

United States - Patent No: PP 9,273 on 5 Sep 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/310,712 on 21 Sep 1994

Inventors: Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class, which was originated by my crossing as seed and pollen parents two unnamed, unpatented and proprietary seedlings of our creation

Parentage:

Caterpillar ® × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Natchez (aka 'Gentle Cover') has clusters of small, medium pink blooms...