'Princess Alexandra™' Rose

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'Princess Alexandra™' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of David Elliott

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alexandra Renaissance
• POUldra
• Princess Alexandra Renaissance
• The Ridge School™

HMF Ratings:

65 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Exhibition name: Princess Alexandra™

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1988). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1988).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1998 as 'Princess Alexandra'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Shrub. (Series: Renaissance ® Collection)

Bloom:

Deep pink to red. Strong fragrance. 20 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, ruffled bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 31" to 4' (80 to 120cm). Width: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1999/373 on 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

Canada - Patent No: 1166 on 17 May 2002
Application No: 98-1270 on 11 Mar 1998

Rights surrendered on June 7, 2011.
Denomination: 'POULdra'
Trade name: Alexandra Renaissance

United States - Patent No: PP 12,999 on 24 Sep 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/270,178 on 15 Mar 1999

Inventors: Olesen; L Pernille (DK-3480 Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (DK-3480 Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between `Margaret Merril` and unnamed seedling....`POULdra` was selected in the summer of 1988 by the inventors as a single plant from the aforementioned hybridization.

Parentage:

Margaret Merril (Floribunda, Harkness, 1977) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Poulsen Roser ApS says the color of Alexandra Renaissance is deep, hot pink to purple...

Princess Alexandra of Denmark was born on 30 June 1964.