'Doris Day ®' Rose

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'Doris Day ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Terrence Reilly

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKmajuchi

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: WEKmajuchi
Exhibition name: Doris Day ®

Origin:

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, before 2011).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2015.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow. Strong, fruity, spice fragrance. 30 to 50 petals. Average diameter 4". Very large, moderately full, cluster-flowered, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Leafy sepals, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 47" to 5¼' (120 to 160cm). Width: 47" to 5¼' (120 to 160cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 26,793 on 7 Jun 2016 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 14/121,988 on 12 Nov 2014

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘WEKlezpat’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,175) and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘WEKvossutono’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,473)...The branches used for the photograph came from 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Wasco, Calif. in the month of October.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Julie Newmar ™ × Julia Child ™ (Floribunda, Carruth 2004)

Notes:

Sister seedling of 'Sparkle & Shine' and 'Jump for Joy'