'Messire Delbard' Rose

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'Messire Delbard' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• DELsire
• Grandessa

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: DELsire

Origin:

Bred by G. Delbard (France, 1976).

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Carmine-red. Flowers deep crimson red. None to mild fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Large foliage.

Height: 8'2" to 9'10" (250 to 300cm). Width: 4'11" to 8'2" (150 to 250cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar. Vigorous. 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third.. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Danse du Feu × Guinée
pollen:	[ Ténor × Fugue ®] × [ Delbard's Orange Climber × Gloire de Dijon (Tea Noisette, Jacotot, 1849)]

Notes:

Delbard website says 'Messire Delbard' was bred 1976, not 1986.