'Patron' Rose

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'Patron' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Seil

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Benred

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Mini-Flora.
Registration name: Benred
Exhibition name: Patron

Origin:

Bred by Frank A. Benardella (United States, before 2009).
Introduced in United States by Greenheart Farms in 2010 as 'Patron'.

Class:

Mini-Flora.

Bloom:

Dark red. None to mild, sweet fragrance. 13 to 26 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, upright, well-branched. Glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 22" to 3' (55 to 90cm). Width: 22" to 30" (55 to 75cm).

Growing:

Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 23,861 on 3 Sep 2013 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/199,433 on 30 Aug 2011

Inventors: Benardella; Frank (Millstone Township, NJ)
This new variety is a single seedling developed by Frank A. Benardella under controlled conditions in a greenhouse in Millstone Township (formerly Englishtown), N.J. by crossing the following two rose plants: The seed parent is a dark red miniature rose, `BENmjul` (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/035,940, filed Dec. 21, 2001, abandoned). The pollen parent is a red hybrid tea, `JACecond` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,139). [correct: USPP 11,139]
...Following is a detailed description in outline form, pertaining specifically to this new and distinct variety of rose plant as observed on plants less than 2 years old in outside conditions in Ipswich, Mass.

Parentage:

Benardella's Ruby × Timeless (hybrid tea, Zary 1997)

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