''Rosa'' 'Brass Band' (aka JACcofl) is an orange blend
Floribunda cultivar, bred by American hybridizer,
Jack E. Christensen
Jack E. Christensen (1949–2021) was an award-winning American rose hybridizer, garden writer and science teacher. He developed more than 80 rose varieties during his career. He was the youngest hybridizer to win an All-America Rose Selections, ...
in 1993. It was introduced in the United States by
Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1994. The cultivar was named an
All-America Rose Selections The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety. The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the United States ...
(AARS) in 1995.
Description
'Brass Band' is a medium-sized, bushy Floribunda rose, in height, with a spread. It has a cupped, ruffled bloom form. Bloom size is . The rose has a mild fragrance. Bloom color is orange with paler orange edges. The backs of petals are yellow, and any yellow in the flower fades over time, so that the orange coloring is more accentuated as the flower matures. Bloom color is brightest in cool weather. The flowers are carried in large clusters of 5–9 blooms. Leaves are dark green and semi-glossy. 'Brass Band' blooms in flushes throughout the growing season.
History
Jack E. Christensen
Jack E. Christensen (1949–2021) was an award-winning American rose breeder, garden writer and biology teacher from
Southern California. Christensen was born in
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from ...
in 1949. He showed an early interest in nature and gardening when he was very young. In high school, Christensen won a scholarship to
University of California, Los Angeles. He initially planned to become a doctor, but later changed his mind and transferred to
Cal Poly Pomona to study
Botany.
Christensen spent most of his horticultural career at Armstrong Nurseries in
Southern California. He progressed through the company until he became a hybridizer of roses and fruit trees, and vice-president of research. During his career, he developed over 80 new rose cultivars, including
'Henry Fonda',
'Peppermint Twist',
'White Lightnin'' and
'Gold Medal''. Christensen was the youngest hybridizer to win an
All-America Rose Selections (AARS) in 1986, with his hybrid tea,
'Voodoo'.
'Brass Band'
'Brass Band' was developed by Jack Christensen in 1993 from a cross between the Floribunda cultivar, 'Gold Badge', and the results of a cross between an unnamed seedling and the miniature rose, 'Holy Toledo'. The cultivar was named an
All-America Rose Selections The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) is an award that was given annually, from 1940 to 2013, by the American rose industry to an outstanding new rose variety. The AARS selection was regarded as the most prestigious rose prize in the United States ...
(AARS) in 1995.
References
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1994 introductions