'Landora ®' Rose

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'Landora ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Mirek (Mirinda)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Sunblest
• TANdro

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Sunblest
Exhibition name: Sunblest

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, before 1970).
Introduced in France by NIRP International in 1970 as 'Landora'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep yellow. None to mild fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 3' to 4¼' (90 to 130cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. 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).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × King's Ransom

Notes:

Fryer's Roses says Sunblest is probably the most successful yellow Hybrid Tea of recent years. This rose has superbly formed flowers of bright unfading yellow...