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Rosa ‘MACtaurang’ Tropical Sunset

OTHER NAMES

Marvelle, Rainbow Niagara

ORIGIN

New Zealand

BREEDER

Samuel D. McGredy

LINEAGE

‘Louise Gardner’ x (‘Auckland Metro’ x ‘Stars ‘n’ Stripes’)

aka – ‘MACerupt’ x (‘MACbupal’ x ‘Stars ‘n’ Stripes’)

YEAR

1988

INTRODUCED BY

United States – Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. as ‘Tropical Sunset’; 1998

New Zealand – McGredy Roses International as ‘Marvelle’; 1995

Canada – Sheridan Nurseries, Ltd. As ‘Rainbow Niagara’; 2005

PLANT PATENT #

USPP11484

TYPE

Hybrid Tea

HABIT OF GROWTH

Tall, upright bush

SIZE

5 to 6 feet high and 3 1/2 to 4 feet wide

FOLIAGE 

Compound with 5 broadly oval leaflets; dark green; new leaves grayish green with maroon tinges above and maroon underneath; glossy; leathery; small single serrate margins; average thorns

FLOWER

Red, orange yellow blend; red/coral orange above with some yellow striping; light yellow on reverse side; moderate fruity fragrance; 4 ½ to 5 inches diameter; high-centered form; average of 35 petals; long, pointed ovoid buds; borne singly; blooms near continuous throughout the growing season

HARDINESS 

USDA zones 7b to 10

LIGHT 

It has shown good resistance to rust

OTHER