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'Carrot Top' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Sheldon, John & Robyn
HMF Ratings:
58 favorite votes.
Average rating:
FAIR.
ARS:
Orange blend Miniature. Registration name: POUltopExhibition name: Carrot Top
Class:
Miniature. (Series: PatioHit ® Collection)
Bloom:
Orange blend. Mild fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium buds.
Habit:
Semi-glossy foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm).
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. Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1996/024 on 1996 VIEW PBR PATENT European Union - Patent No: 321 on 2 Aug 1996 Application No: 19950451 on 2 Aug 1995 Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULTOP.
First commercialisation in EU: February 3, 1994; outside EU: 31/01/1995
Protection expires on March 1, 2019 United States - Patent No: PP 9,048 on 31 Jan 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/177,541 on 5 Jan 1994 This patent of 'Poultop' was assigned to Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower.
Notes:
Justice Miniature Roses says this rose is a flourescent orange color that refuses to be ignored...
For clarification about parentage, please see References.
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