Plants – Rose – Shrub
Plant Patent
2001-12-20
2003-07-22
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Shrub
Plant Patent
active
PP013993
ABSTRACT:
GENUS AND SPECIES
Rosa hybrida.
VARIETAL DENOMINATION
‘AUSROMEO’.
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 (unpatented), with the variety ‘AUSbloom,’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,677).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new rose variety having a very free-flowering and healthy variety with flowers of the classic English rose shape 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. Blooms of velvety crimson which gradually change to a rich purple;
2. Deeply cupped blooms which open out to a shallow, quartered and very full cup;
3. Strong, branching growth; and
4. Strong old rose fragrance.
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.
COMPARISION WITH PARENTS
‘AUSromeo’ differs from its seed parent in that ‘AUSromeo’ has dark, reddish purple flowers while the seed parent has crimson red flowers, and differs from its pollen parent in that ‘AUSromeo's’ flowers have 120 petals and are flat whereas ‘AUSbloom's’ flowers have 140 petals which are slightly recurved when mature.
COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR VARIETY
The most similar variety, ‘AUSverse’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,315) is bushy and upright with dark mat green foliage, whereas ‘AUSromeo’ is strong, branching and has medium mat green foliage.
REFERENCES:
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database 2002/03, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, Citation for Rosa ‘Ausromeo’.
Campell Bruce R.
David Austin Roses Limited
Hwu June
Klarquist & Sparkman, LLP
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