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'Laura Bush ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Michael Mitchell
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda. Registration name: JACorbetExhibition name: Laura Bush ™
Bloom:
Orange, yellow undertones. Smokey orange with yellow centers. Moderate, fruity fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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 19,551 on 9 Dec 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/998,354 on 28 Nov 2007 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
...originated by me by crossing the variety `JACzotta` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,128, seed parent), with the variety `JACzap` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,073, pollen parent)....Observations were made from January 2005 to October 2007 of plants that were two to three years old at the completion of observation.
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