'Sun Cover ™' Rose

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'Sun Cover ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kajsa Sjödin

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Aspen
• Chitina
• Gold Magic Carpet
• Golden Plover
• Gwent
• POUlurt
• Suncover

HMF Ratings:

32 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Shrub.
Registration name: POUlurt
Exhibition name: Aspen

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1994). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1994).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1996 as 'Sun Cover'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)

Bloom:

Yellow. Mild fragrance. 14 to 18 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 14" to 18" (35 to 45cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for ground cover. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 0560 on 7 Dec 1998
Application No: 96-728 on 30 Jan 1995

Rights surrendered on December 1, 2004.
Denomination: 'POULurt'
Trade name: Aspen

European Union - Patent No: 351 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 95/0593

Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULURT.

United States - Patent No: PP 9,637 on 3 Sep 1996 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/380,112 on 30 Jan 1995

Inventors: Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose which was originated by crossing as seed and pollen parents two unnamed and undistributed seedlings of our creation

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Gwent has bright yellow, semi-double cupped blooms with rich, golden stamens and ruffled petals...