'Royal Occasion' Rose

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'Royal Occasion' rose Description

My HMF:

'Montana ® (floribunda, Tantau, 1974)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Montana ® (floribunda, Tantau, 1974)

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Royal Occasion
Exhibition name: Royal Occasion

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, 1974).
Introduced in France by NIRP International in 1980 as 'Montana'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Vermilion. Mild fragrance. 20 petals. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short. Glossy foliage.

Height: 16" to 35" (40 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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 3,824 on 20 Jan 1976 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Walzertraum (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1968) × Europeana

Notes:

The State of Montana was admitted to the Union on 8 November 1889.