'Chess ®' Rose

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'Chess ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• INTertra

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: INTertra
Exhibition name: Chess ®

Origin:

Bred by Gerrit Pieter Ilsink (Netherlands, before 1991).
Introduced in Netherlands by Interplant BV in 1991 as 'Chess'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Mauve or purple blend. None / no fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 22" (55cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

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