'The Texan' Rose

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'The Texan' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Desert Paradise

Synonyms:

• Texan

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: Texan

Origin:

Bred by Robert V. Lindquist (United States, before 1955).
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. in 1956 as 'Texan'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Rose-red. Moderate, tea fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, high-centered to flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,471 on 24 Apr 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 510,595 on 23 May 1955

Robert V. Lindquist, Hemet, Calif., assignor to Hemet Wholesale, Hemet, Calif.

Parentage:

Improved Lafayette × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

Notes: