'Circus Knie ®' Rose

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'Circus Knie ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Circus Knie ®

Origin:

Bred by Richard Huber (Switzerland, 1975).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow blend, pink edges. Mild fragrance. 32 to 38 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Medium green, leathery foliage.

Height: up to 32" (up to 80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Moulin Rouge ® (floribunda, Meilland, 1951) × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

Notes:

The circus of the Knie family was established 1919 as the Swiss National Circus. Its winter quarters are in Rapperswil on LakeZürich. Rapperswil call itself "Rosenstadt" (Rose-town), as it has two roses in its coat of arms and several public rose gardens.