'Cresset' Rose

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'Cresset' rose Description

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HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Grandiflora.
Registration name: Cresset

Origin:

Bred by Rodney S. R. Francis (New Zealand, 1958).
Introduced in New Zealand by Frank Mason & Sons Ltd. in 1961 as 'Cresset'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Scarlet. Strong fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: up to 45" (up to 115cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951) × Cocorico (floribunda, Meilland, 1950)

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