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'Vivaldi' rose Description
Photo courtesy of JDR-ID159686
ARS:
Light pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: RUIdrikoExhibition name: Vivaldi
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Light pink. None to mild fragrance. 24 to 28 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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:
Australia - Application No: 1992/127 on 1992 VIEW PBR PATENT Canada - Application No: 92-135 on 30 Oct 1992 Application withdrawn on July 8, 1997.
Breeder: H.C.A. de Groot, De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands United States - Patent No: PP 7,362 on 23 Oct 1990 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 07/392,566 on 11 Aug 1989 Inventor: Gjisbert de Ruiter (Hazerswoude, NL). Assignee: de Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. (Hazerswoude, NL). A new hybrid tea having light pink flowers with long vase-life and lasting quality produced on a plant suitable for growing under glass... Parentage: KORflug x RUImeva... Needs protection outdoors in severe climates...
Notes:
Composer Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice, Italy, 4 March 1678, the son of a violin player at St. Mark's Cathedral. He died in Vienna, Austria, 28 July 1741.
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