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'Chess ®' rose Description
'Chess ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
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).
Notes:
http://www.roseum.net/db/detail_rose.php?id=812
 
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