Rhapsody in Blue™

2006 Intro

(cv. FRAntasia) Pat. #17,518

Shrub -Smoke-blue purple blend

A whisper started in England.  And then the story spread about a nearly-blue rose with gray-green leaves coming from an amateur hybridizer, Frank Cowlishaw.  With the first flowering in the trials, the world-wide rumor ran rampant about this remarkable rose.  Yet the trials showed the elusive beauty to be true to her English upbringing, having a definite preference for cool conditions.  The upright bushy pillar sulks in the heat but recovers remarkably with milder temps.
  • Height / Habit: Medium to tall / regular, upright
  • Bloom / Size: Medium, semi-double, in clusters
  • Petal count: 15 to 20
  • Parentage: Summerwine x {International Herald Tribune x [(Blue Moon x Montezuma) x (Violacea x Montezuma)]}
  • Fragrance: Moderate sweet spice
  • Hybridizer: Cowlishaw  - 2006
  • Comments: Demands moderate temps.  No other rose color like it!
Rhaspsody in Blue™