'Victor Borge' Rose

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'Victor Borge' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Medima
• Michael Crawford
• POUlvue

HMF Ratings:

35 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: POUlvue

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1991). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1991).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1999 as 'Victor Borge'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange blend, peach shading, yellow reverse, ages to lighter . Strong, spice fragrance. 40 to 50 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered, reflexed, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, semi-glossy, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 20" to 4' (50 to 120cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. 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.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1995/028 on 1995 VIEW PBR PATENT

Canada - Patent No: 1447 on 6 Mar 2003
Application No: 95-668 on 30 Nov 1994

Rights surrendered on March 21, 2011.
Denomination: 'POULvue'
Trade name: Victor Borge

European Union - Patent No: 307 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950437 on 2 Aug 1995

Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULVUE.
First commercialisation in EU: March 12, 1991
Expiry of protection on September 1, 2016.

New Zealand - Patent No: 872 on 29 Jun 1994
Application No: ROS409 on 28 Apr 1992

Trade Name: Victor Borge.

United States - Patent No: PP 9,357 on 7 Nov 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/346,621 on 30 Nov 1994

Inventors: Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Hybrid Tea rose class which was originated by my crossing as seed and pollen parents two unnamed and undistributed seedlings of our creation.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Victor Borge was born on January 3, 1909, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Poulsen Roser ApS says this rose has big, double, peach-yellow flowers. In the UK, it's known as 'Michael Crawford'. In Germany, it's known as 'Medima'.