'Mad Cap' rose References
Website/Catalog (28 Jan 2018) 'Madcap' Synonyms: ARS Approved Exhibition Name:Madcap HT, rb, 1955, Ratcliffe; bud dark red; flowers flame-scarlet striped yellow, or orange without stripe. [sport of Grand Duchesse Charlotte]
Book (1957) Page(s) 24. Harry H. Hazlewood. Some New Roses for 1957. Mad Cap (Ratcliffe 1955) Described as a striped sport of 'Grande Duchess Carlotte', but so far the stripes are not very evident. (Unfortunately there is a Floribunda rose of the same name patented in U.S.A. recently).
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