'Estelle ™' Rose

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'Estelle ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Estelle de Meilland ®
• Ian Thorpe
• OLIjbrau

HMF Ratings:

47 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Exhibition name: Estelle ™

Origin:

Bred by Wijnand Huibert Olij (Netherlands, 1991).
Introduced in United States by CP-Meilland Inc/Star Roses (California) in 2008.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Russet, butter-yellow reverse. None to mild fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU4448P on 20 Aug 2012
Application No: 1999/158 on 9 Jun 1999 VIEW PBR PATENT

‘Korfan’ x ‘Ruimeva’ in 1991 followed by 3 generations egetative propagation....Breeder: Olij Rozen V.O.F., The Netherlands.

European Union - Patent No: 2284 on 1 Sep 1997
Application No: 96/0214

Holder: Olij Rozen BV. Approved denomination: OLIjbrau.

United States - Patent No: PP 10,844 on 30 Mar 1999 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 917173 on 25 Aug 1997

Inventor: Huibert W. Olij (Holland, NL). Assignee: Olij Rozen B.V. (Holland, NL). A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea which forms attractive bicolored blossoms having an unusual smoky aspect. The upper blossom surface is near dark brick red and the under surface is yellow-orange edged with red... Parentage: KORfan x RUImeva...

Parentage:

Fantasia (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1974) × Madelon

Notes:

According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made June 6, 1999 (Application No. ROS715). The breeder's Reference for this rose is Olijbrau.