'HARzeal' Rose

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'HARzeal' rose Description

My HMF:

'Octavia Hill (Floribunda, Harkness, 1995)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Meschuee

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Octavia Hill

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: HARzeal
Exhibition name: Octavia Hill (Floribunda, Harkness, 1995)

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1994).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1994 as 'Octavia Hill'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink to pink. Moderate, damask fragrance. 75 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat to cupped, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

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

Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 28" to 4' (70 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease 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:

European Union - Patent No: 1526 on 16 Dec 1996
Application No: 95/0510

Holder: Harkness New Roses Ltd. Denomination approved: HARZEAL.
First commercialisation in EU: May 1, 1995.
Expiry of protection on 31/12/2021.

Parentage:

Armada ® × Cornelia (Hybrid Musk, Pemberton, 1925)

Notes:

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Octavia Hill produces old-fashioned, quartered blooms of clear pink...