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'Shreveport ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of bluebuster77
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
Class:
Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Orange blend. [Salmon-orange.] None / no, mild, tea fragrance. 44 to 51 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium, large, double (17-25 petals), very full (41+ petals), button-eye, cupped, globular, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,157 on 13 Dec 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: US1982000388028 on 14 Jun 1982 Inventor: Kordes, Reimer (Aspern Krs. Pinneberg, Germany). Applicant Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. (Ontario, CA). A new hybrid grandiflora having... a profusion of brightly colored, well-formed flowers; an abundance of leathery foliage... it is a vigorous, easy to grow and easy to care for plant having an upright habit and a highly branched bush which lends itself to usefulness for landscaping purposes... Parentage: 'Zorina' x 'Uwe Seeler'...
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