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'Chaperon Rouge®,' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Johno
Bloom:
Dark red. Mild fragrance. 70 to 80 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, quartered, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, bushy, well-branched. Medium, glossy, medium green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm). Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 20,732 on 9 Feb 2010 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/228,864 on 15 Aug 2008 Inventors: Kordes; Wilhelm (Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, DE)
The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 2002. The crossing was between an `un-named seedling` and `Insel Mainau`.
Notes:
Chosen to commemorate the war of 1812 between Upper Canada and the USA. Registered by USA Kordes agents (New Flora), in Oregon as The 1812 Rose
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