'MACkati' Rose

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'MACkati' rose Description

My HMF:

'Old Port (Floribunda, McGredy 1985)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Alana Strang

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Old Port

HMF Ratings:

56 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MACkati
Exhibition name: Old Port (floribunda, McGredy 1985)

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1985).
Introduced in New Zealand by Egmont Roses in 1991 as 'Old Port'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Mauve or purple blend. Red and mauve. Burgundy-purple. Fading greyish.. Strong fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Matte, medium green foliage.

Height: 2' to 37" (60 to 95cm). Width: 20" (50cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Plant in partial shade for best color. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:

Old Port - Mackati. Nicknamed Kati.

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 679 on 22 May 1992

United States - Patent No: PP 10,698 on 24 Nov 1998 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/742,145 on 31 Oct 1996

A hybrid tea rose variety producing red purple flowers.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct hybrid tea rose variety which was originated by my crossing as seed parent the variety known as `Macsupple` and as pollen parent the variety known as `Big Purple.` The varietal denomination of this new rose is `Mackati.`

Inventors:	McGredy; Sam (Auckland, NZ)
Assignee:	DeVor Nurseries, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)

Parentage:

Supple (floribunda, McGredy 1974) × Big Purple

Notes:

'Purple Splendour' has been mentioned in the parentage in a couple of references.