'Strawberry Crush' Rose

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'Strawberry Crush' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Northland Rosarium

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Hormeteoric
• Oso Easy Strawberry Crush

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Exhibition name: Strawberry Crush

Origin:

Bred by Colin P. Horner (1933-2005) (United Kingdom, 1994).
Introduced in United States by Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. in 2008 as 'Oso Easy Strawberry Crush'.
Introduced in United States by Proven Winners in 2009 as 'Oso Easy Strawberry Crush'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink, yellow center, ages to light pink . None to mild, sweet fragrance. 21 to 24 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Short, compact, mounded, spreading, upright. Semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 7 leaflets.

Height: 1' to 3' (30 to 90cm).

Growing:

Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Disease susceptibility: very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 3585 on 25 Aug 2009
Application No: 07-5976 on 13 Jul 2007

Rights surrendered on July 11, 2014
Breeder: Colin Peter Horner, Stransted, Essex, United Kingdom
Applicant: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
'Hormeteoric' originated from the cross made in 1994 between the female parent, 'Anna Ford' and the male parent, 'Euphorbia' in Stanstead, Essex, UK.

United States - Patent No: PP 20,601 on 22 Dec 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/228,287 on 11 Aug 2008

Inventors: Horner; Heather (Stansted, GB)
The new Rose plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in 1994 of Rosa hybrida `Anna Ford`, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with Rosa hybrida `Euphorbia`, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Rose plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor in 1995 as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled outdoor nursery environment in Stausted, Essex, United Kingdom.

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Anna Ford ® (miniature, Harkness before 1979) × Euphoria (hybrid hulthemia, Ilsink, 1997)

Notes:

The patent lists 'Euphorbia' as the male parent, but the registered name for INTereup is 'Euphoria', so the parentage is listed with 'Euphoria' as the male parent.