'Imperial' Rose

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'Imperial' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of tashu

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Imperial Palace ®
• POUlchris

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: POUlchris
Exhibition name: Imperial

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1988). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1988).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1996 as 'Imperial Palace'.

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose. (Series: Palace ® Collection)

Bloom:

Red. Mild, apple, fruity fragrance. 55 to 65 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular, quartered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Glossy, medium green foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm). Width: 14" to 18" (35 to 45cm).

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:

Canada - Application No: 98-1231 on 4 Mar 1998

Application withdrawn on September 10, 2004.
Denomination: 'POULchris'
Trade name: Imperial Palace

European Union - Patent No: 310 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950440 on 2 Aug 1995

Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULCHRIS.
First commercialisation in EU: 21/12/1993
Expiry of protection on 1/1/2019.

United States - Patent No: PP 11,151 on 14 Dec 1999 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/864,848 on 29 Aug 1997

Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of floribunda rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between Christian IV and an unnamed seedling. The two parents were crossed during the summer of 1988

Parentage:

Christian IV ® × Unnamed Seedling

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