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'Brindabella Purple Prince' rose Description
'Brindabella Purple Prince' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Exhibition name: Brindabella Pride
Origin:
Bred by Sylvia E. & John C. Gray (Australia, 2011).
Introduced in Australia by Brindabella Country Gardens Nursery in 2014 as 'Brindabella Pride'.
Introduced in United States by Sun-Fire Nurseries in 2018 as 'Brindabella Purple Prince'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Purple.  Strong, rose fragrance.  22 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, high-centered, rounded bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:

Height: 47" (120cm).  Width: 39" (100cm).
Growing:
Disease susceptibility: blackspot resistant, mildew resistant.  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU5312P  on  27 Feb 2017
Application No: 2014/086  on  7 May 2014   VIEW PBR PATENT
'GRAppl' is the resultant seedling of a cross between an unnamed seedling and 'GRAsuper' in November 2012. The initial seedling has been cloned several times and each generation has remained uniform and stable. All work was carried out by or under the supervision of John Gray at his plant nursery in Highfields, Queensland. Breeders: John C. Gray and Sylvia E. Gray, Highfields, QLD
 
United States - Patent No: PP 26,364  on  2 Feb 2016   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 14/120,562  on  2 Jun 2014
The new cultivar is the result of a planned breeder program, conducted by the inventors, John Gray and Sylvia Gray, citizens of Australia. The new variety resulted from the crossing of a proprietary, unpatented, unnamed seedling with the pollen parent Rosa `GRAsuper` U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,175. The crossing was made Dec. 12, 2011. The discovery was made Mar. 12, 2012.
Notes:
Source: Brindabella Purple Prince

The parentage in the U.S. Patent is different to that quoted by the breeder. It may be:
[‘Old Port’ Mackati’ x ‘Deep Secret’] x ‘Brindabella Pink Bouquet’ GRAsuper.