'Ruby' Rose

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'Ruby' rose Description

My HMF:

'Ruby (floribunda, Jelly 1957)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• Dubonnet

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Polyantha.
Registration name: Dubonnet

Origin:

Discovered by Robert G. Jelly (United States, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by E.G. Hill Co. in 1960 as 'Ruby'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Polyantha.

Bloom:

Carmine-red to rose-red. . Wine-red. Mild, tea fragrance. 35 to 50 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small buds.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Large, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 35" to 41" (90 to 105cm).

Growing:

Can be used for cut flower.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,675 on 21 Jan 1958 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 660,434 on 20 May 1957

Robert G. Jelly, Richmond, Ind., assignor to E. G. Hill Co., Inc., Richmond, Ind.

Parentage:

sport of Stoplite

Notes:

Source: Ruby