'Star Profusion' Rose

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'Star Profusion' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AniaDS

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HORcoexist
• Million Stars
• Precious Hearts
• Starry Eyed

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Yellow blend Shrub.
Registration name: HORcoexist
Exhibition name: Starry Eyed (shrub, Horner before 1994)

Origin:

Bred by Colin P. Horner (1933-2005) (United Kingdom, before 1994).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Paul Chessum Rose Specialist in 1997 as 'Starry Eyed'.
Introduced in Australia by Melville Nurseries Pty Ltd in 2002 as 'Precious Hearts'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Yellow to cream, red edges, yellow reverse. Mild fragrance. 4 to 7 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters, flat bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, spreading. Small, matte, light green foliage.

Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm). Width: 9'10" (300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, garden, ground cover or pillar. Very vigorous. can be trained as a climber.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2480P on 24 May 2004
Application No: 2002/086 on 28 Mar 2002 VIEW PBR PATENT

seed parent ‘Anna Ford’ x ‘Little Darling’ (Horbrize) x pollen parent ‘Sea Foam’ x [‘Little Darling’ x (‘Hamburgher Phoenix’ x ‘Prelude’)] (Horcobweb). The seed parent is characterised by single blooms with orange flower colour. The pollen parent is characterised by bushy growth habit and semidouble flower type. ... Breeder: Colin P. Horner, Stansted, Essex, UK.

Parentage:

seed:	HORbrize
pollen:	Sea Foam (shrub, Schwartz 1963) × HORcobweb

Notes:

Parentage differs slightly in the references. Here based on Australian patent.