Plants – Rose – Shrub
Plant Patent
2001-12-20
2003-08-26
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Shrub
Plant Patent
active
PP014092
ABSTRACT:
GENUS AND SPECIES
Rosa hybrida.
VARIETAL DENOMINATION
‘AUSQUEST’.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the shrub class which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed seedling, with the variety ‘AUSgold’, (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,688).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new rose variety having a very free-flowering and healthy plant with flowers of the classic English rose shape and with a good fragrance.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objective was substantially achieved, along with other desirable improvements, as evidenced by the following unique combination of characteristics that are outstanding in the new variety and that distinguish it from its parents, as well as from all other varieties of which I am aware:
1. Robust and very branching shrub;
2. Large, rosette-shaped flowers, cupped at first, petals reflexing later;
3. Soft apricot color, paling to pale cream on outer petals; and
4. Freely produced flowers at the end of slightly arching stems.
Asexual reproduction of this new variety by budding on
Rosa dumetorum laxa
rootstock, as performed at Albrighton, England, shows that the foregoing and all other characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
‘AUSquest’ differs from its seed parent in that the latter has rose pink flowers compared to ‘AUSquests’ apricot colored flowers and differs from its pollen parent which has rounded flowers as compared to ‘AUSquest's’ rosette-shaped flowers.
COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR VARIETY
‘AUSquest’ differs from ‘AUSbaker’ (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/705,463, filed Nov. 2, 2000), the most similar variety, in that ‘AUSquest’ is broad and bushy with medium green foliage whereas ‘AUSbaker’ has a large, arching growth habit and has dark green foliage.
REFERENCES:
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database Mar. 2002, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, Citation for Rosa ‘Ausquest’.
Campell Bruce R.
David Austin Roses Limited
Hwu June
Klarquist & Sparkman, LLP
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