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'Improved Cécile Brünner' rose Description
Photo courtesy of mashamcl
ARS:
Orange-pink Hybrid Gigantea.
Registration name: Improved Cécile Brünner
Class:
Floribunda, Hybrid Gigantea.
Bloom:
Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. 30 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 851 VIEW USPTO PATENT"It originated from a cross between Dainty Bess and the hybrid seedling Rosa gigantea, with Mme. Cecile Brunner as one of its earlier progenitors."
Notes:
According to the American Rose Annual 1950, on June 28, 1949, A US Patent for Improved Cecile Brunner was issued to Carl George Duehrsen, Montebello, California, and assigned to Howard & Smith.
Parentage changed from
Dainty Bess × Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crépin to
Dainty Bess x [Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crépin x Unknown] x Mlle. Cecile Brunner
to better reflect the parentage mentioned in the Patent. It may not be quite correct.
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