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'Special Child' rose Description
Photo courtesy of basjak
HMF Ratings:
117 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda. Registration name: TANiripsaExhibition name: Special Child
Bloom:
White, light pink shading. None to mild fragrance. 25 to 40 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, arching, bushy, compact. Large, glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 28" to 39" (70 to 100cm). Width: 1' (30cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for container rose, cut flower, garden or ground cover. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
United States - Application No: 20020092045 on 11 Jul 2002 Rose plant named 'Taniripsa'
Hans-Jurgen Evers, Uetersen, Germany
... white flowers... good winter hardiness, resistance to most diseases, and good ground covering ability... discovered in 1988 by the breeder in Ueterson, Germany in a selective breeding program designed to produce a robust bed rose for public and private gardens... The new plant is a selection from the cross of RT 83 350 (the female parent), a variety maintained proprietary by the assignee [Rosen-Tantau] of the present application, and the unpatented variety 'The Fairy' (the male parent)... Fragrance: None... Blooming period: Late June until November in middle European climate...
Notes:
Rosen-Tantau says the correct name for this rose is Aspirin® Rose (TANiripsa).
Participated in the 1996 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)
Chromosome count courtesy of Dr. David Zlesak.
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