'Sunsong' Rose

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'Sunsong' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of viscount89

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Orange blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: Sunsong

Origin:

Bred by Olaf Soenderhousen (Denmark, before 1974).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1975 as 'Sunsong'.
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses in 1976 as 'Sunsong'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Orange to coral. Mild, tea fragrance. 50 to 70 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Glossy, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,794 on 14 Oct 1975 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 16 Jan 1974

Inventor: Ingenioer Olaf Soenderhousen, Hoersholm, Denmark,
Assignee: Armstrong Nurseries
Buds are vivid yellow blending to pink. The general color efect of the newly opened flower is orange. After being open three days, the effect is strong reddish orange the deep yellowish pink

Parentage:

seed:	Folie d'Espagne
pollen:	Zambra ® × Danish Pink

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