Rosa 'Fragrant Cloud'
| Rosa 'Fragrant Cloud' | ||
|---|---|---|
Marketing names 'Fragrant Cloud' | 'Nuage Parfumé ®' 'Duftwolke ®' | |
| Breeder | Mathias Tantau, Jr. | |
| Origin | Germany, 1963 | |
Rosa 'Fragrant Cloud', (aka TANellis ), is a
Portland Gold Medal in 1966, the James Gamble Fragrance award in 1970, and induction into the Rose Hall of Fame as "World's Favourite Rose" in 1981.[1]
Description
'Fragrant Cloud' is a medium-tall, upright shrub, 3 to 7 ft (91–152 cm) in height with a 3 to 4 ft (90–121 cm) spread. Blooms are very large,6 in (15 cm) in diameter, with a high centered, full bloom form with 26 to 40 petals. Flowers are borne singly on short stems or in small clusters of 3–7. The flowers are a bright orange-coral, and take on an unusual purplish hue as they mature.USDA zone 7 and warmer.[2]
Child plants
'Fragrant Cloud' was used to hybridize the following plants:
- Rosa 'Alec's Red'
- Rosa 'Bengal Tiger'
- Rosa 'Boogie Woogie'
- Rosa 'Folklore'
- Rosa 'Forgotten Dreams'
- Rosa 'Friendship'
- Rosa 'Gitte
- Rosa 'Harmonie'
- Rosa 'Just Joey'
- Rosa 'Kleopatra'
- Rosa 'Rose Rhapsody'
- Rosa 'Tenerife'
- Rosa 'Typhoo Tea'
- Rosa 'Velvet Fragrance'[3]
Awards
- Royal National Rose Society (RNRS), President's International Trophy (PIT), (1964)[1]
- Portland Gold Medal, (1966)[1]
- James Gamble Fragrance award, (1970)[1]
- Rose Hall of Fame, (1981)[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Quest-Ritson & Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 130.
- ^ "'Fragrant cloud' rose". Help me find roses, clematis, and peonies. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "child plants of Rosa 'Fragrant Cloud'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
References
- Quest-Ritson, Brigid; Quest-Ritson, Charles (2011). Encyclopedia of Roses (Reprint ed.). DK. ISBN 978-0756688684.