'TUCkach' Rose

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'TUCkach' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of dee choi

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cachet ™

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Mini-Flora.
Registration name: TUCkach
Exhibition name: Cachet ™

Origin:

Bred by Robbie Tucker (United States, 1997).
Introduced by Rose Hill Nursery in 1997 as 'Cachet'.

Class:

Mini-Flora.

Bloom:

White. None / no fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 2". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, classic hybrid tea, exhibition, reflexed bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Tall, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, dense foliage.

Height: 28" to 3' (70 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 11. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden. Hardy. vigorous. Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 10,828 on 16 Mar 1999 VIEW USPTO PATENT

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of miniature rose
plant primarily identified by its white buds and flowers, hybrid tea form
and semi-glossy green foliage.

Inventors:

Tucker; Robert T. (Franklin, TN)

Parentage:

seed:	Little Darling × Yellow Magic (miniature, Moore 1970)
pollen:	seedling of Rise 'n' Shine × Laguna ® (hybrid tea, Kordes 1974)

Notes:

Parentage is reported from U. S. Patent PP10,828

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 22).
Bridges Roses 2000 Catalog says 'Cachet' is a large white mini flora which has great exhibition form. The plant has blooms and foliage slightly larger than most minis...