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'Wildfire ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea. Registration name: JACdouceExhibition name: Wildfire ™
Bloom:
Orange, yellow undertones. None / no fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 5'11" (up to 180cm). Width: up to 4'11" (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Very vigorous. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,186 on 3 Jan 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/849,353 on 18 May 2004 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Somis, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a hybrid tea rose plant named `JACdouce` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed seedling (not patented) with the variety `DICjana` (Elina) (not patented). ....Observations made from January 2002 to October 2003 of plants commencing at two years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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