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• Climbing Super Star
• Grimpant Super Star
• Super Star, Cl. (cl. hybrid tea, Heitmann, 1965)
• TANgosar
• TANgostar
• Tropicana, Cl.

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Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: TANgosar,  TANgostar

Discovered by Blaby Rose Gardens (United Kingdom, 1963). Discovered by Heitmann (Germany, 1965). Discovered by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, circa 1965).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1967 as 'Super Star, Cl.'.
Introduced in France by NIRP International in 1967 as 'Climbing Super Star'.
Introduced in Germany by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses in 1967 as 'Climbing Super Star'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1971 as 'Tropicana, Cl.'.

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl..  

Salmon-orange or orange-red.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, long buds.  

Climbing.  

Height: 8' to 13' (245 to 395cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,701  on  24 Jan 1967   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 515,267  on  20 Dec 1965

'Tropicana' has sported to its climbing form on several occasions. The patent indicated was given to Gene Boerner in 1967 (application filed in 1965).