Cinco de Mayo™

This rose's location in the garden is N 2.
  • Classification:  Floribunda
  • Flower Color:  russet
  • Flower Size:  2-3 inches
  • Flower Form:  double ruffled, small clusters
  • Petal Count:  20-25
  • Fragrance: mild apple
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  medium, dark green, glossy
  • Plant Height:  3-4 feet
  • Plant Width:   3-4 feet
  • Growth Habit:  medium, rounded
  • Disease Resistant:  yes
  • Hybridizer:  Tom Carruth (US)
  • Registered:  2007
  • Parentage:  (‘Topsy Turvy’ x ‘Julia Child’)
  • ARS* Rating  7.8 (a solid to very good rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 2009  AARS (All-America Rose Selections) award

Notes:
  • “In 2012, Tom Carruth announced his retirement. During his forty year career, he is credited with introducing more than 100 roses, including eleven All-America Rose Selections award (AARS). After his retirement, Carruth accepted the position as the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The 3-acre rose garden, originally planted in 1908, has more than 4,000 rose bushes.”  ---  (Wilkipedia), “Rose expert Tom Carruth transforms legendary garden,” San Jose Mercury News) retrieved July 2019.