'WEKroalt' Rose

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'WEKroalt' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Judith C.

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

115 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Red blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: WEKroalt
Exhibition name: Fourth of July

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 1999 as 'Fourth of July'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2000 as 'Climbing Fourth Of July'.

Class:

Floribunda, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Red blend, stripes. Apple, rose fragrance. Average diameter 2". Large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 43" to 15' (110 to 455cm). Width: 26" to 6' (65 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6a through 9b. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 11,518 on 26 Sep 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 23 Nov 1998

Parentage:

Notes:

Known as the climber, 'Fourth of July' in America, and 'Crazy For You', the Cluster-flowered/Floribunda in the UK.

WEKroalt is one of the new varieties that was added to the RINZ Rose Display Trial at the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens in 1999.