'Spray Cécile Brunner' Rose

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'Spray Cécile Brunner' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of *Wonderfulroses*

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

34 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Spray Cécile Brunner
Exhibition name: Spray Cécile Brunner

Origin:

Discovered by Richard Ardagh (1850-1922) (Australia, 1902). Discovered by Howard Rose Co. (United States, 1941).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1904 as 'Spray Cécile Brunner'.
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. in 1941 as 'Spray Cécile Brunner'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong, pepper fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Leafy sepals, long buds.

Habit:

Height: 6' (185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Prune lightly or not at all.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Cécile Brunner

Notes:

This was an Australian sport of 'Cécile Brunner' and seems to have been the same as what we know today as 'Spray Cecile Brunner'. Refer Members Comment 35-467.
Known for many years incorrectly as 'Bloomfield Abundance'. It is now known as ‘Spray Cecile Brunner’. Refer 2004 reference.

DNA analysis by Florida Southern College establishes that 'Spray Cécile Brunner' is virtually identical to both 'Cécile Brunner' and 'Cl.Cécile Brunner,' suggesting that 'Spray Cécile Brunner' is a sport of the group.