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'Circus' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Bob Bauer's Salt Lake City Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Yellow blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Circus (floribunda, Swim 1954)
Exhibition name: Circus
Bloom:
Yellow, vermilion streaks, stripes, flecks, ages to geranium-red . Flowers first buff-yellow, turning pink and coral-red as they develop. Moderate, apple, clove, spice, tea fragrance. 45 to 58 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, high-centered, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, leafy sepals, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Bushy, well-branched. Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b. 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:
Netherlands - Application No: 278 Circus, 278, Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. Ontario California U.S.A. United States - Patent No: PP 1,382 on 19 Apr 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 413,982 on 3 Mar 1954 Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif.
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