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'Grand Prix' rose Description
'Grand Prix (florist rose)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jay-Jay
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• Grand Prix
• SELaurum
HMF Ratings:
18 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Grand Prix (hybrid tea, Select Roses B.V.),  SELaurum
Exhibition name: Grand Prix (hybrid tea, Select Roses B.V.)
Origin:
Bred by Peter J. A. Van de Meer (Netherlands, before 1995).
Introduced in Netherlands by Terra Nigra BV/Select Roses BV in circa 1998 as 'Grand Prix'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  None / no fragrance.  32 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 4.75".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered, rounded bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Matte, light green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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:
Canada - Patent No: 0463  on  8 Jun 1998
Application No: 96-968  on  22 Oct 1996
Rights revoked on October 10, 2002.
Denomination: 'Selaurum'
Trade name: Grand Prix
Breeder: P.E. Boerlage, Terra Nigra Holding B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands
Applicant: Terra Nigra Holding B.V.
 
European Union - Patent No: 3313  on  6 Jul 1998
Application No: 19952989  on  23 Nov 1995
 
United States - Patent No: PP 9,974  on  22 Jul 1997   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/610,396  on  4 Mar 1996
Inventor: van der Meer, Peter Johannes Antonius, Uithoon, Netherlands. Applicant: Terra Nigra Holding B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands. A new Hybrid Tea characterized by its continuous good production of dark red flowers. Parentage: 'Vivaldi' x an unnamed seedling (SR 85.018)....Asexual reproduction of the new rose variety by cutting and grafting using R. canina 'Natal Briar' as rootstock...
Parentage:
Vivaldi (hybrid tea, De Ruiter, 1989) × SR 85.018
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