The ''Rosa'' 'George Burns' is a yellow and red striped
Floribunda rose cultivar, developed in the
United States
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by
Tom Carruth
Tom Carruth is an American rose hybridizer, who has created more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS). He is currently the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the Huntington Library ...
in 1996. The rose was introduced in 1997 by
Spring Hill Nurseries.
History
'George Burns' was created by American rose breeder,
Tom Carruth
Tom Carruth is an American rose hybridizer, who has created more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS). He is currently the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the Huntington Library ...
, in 1996. and introduced into the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
in 1997 by
Spring Hill Nurseries. In 2019, the rose was introduced in Australia under the name, 'Glamourpuss', by Swane's Nursery .
The stock parents of 'George Burns' are the pink-blend
hybrid tea rose
Hybrid tea is an informal horticultural classification for a group of garden roses. The first hybrid tea roses were created in France in the mid-1800s, by cross-breeding the large, floriferous Hybrid Perpetuals with the tall, elegant Tea roses. T ...
cultivar, 'Calico' and the red-blend
hybrid tea rose
Hybrid tea is an informal horticultural classification for a group of garden roses. The first hybrid tea roses were created in France in the mid-1800s, by cross-breeding the large, floriferous Hybrid Perpetuals with the tall, elegant Tea roses. T ...
, 'Roller Coaster' (McGredy IV 1987).
A
Grandiflora rose cultivar, 'Rock & Roll' was developed by Carruth in 2006, by crossing 'George Burns' and (
hybrid tea) 'New Zealand'.
Description
'George Burns' is a compact, repeat-blooming shrub, 3 to 4 ft (91-121 cm) in height and a 2 to 3 ft (60-91 cm) spread. Blooms are 4 in (10 cm) in diameter on average, and can have 26 to 40 petals in small clusters.
Flowers are ruffled with a strong, citrus-like fragrance. Blooms are full with stripes and splashes of color changing from lemon yellow and deep red to rose pink and cream. Cooler temperatures bring out the yellow hues in the rose. 'George Burns' is a disease resistant plant with dark, glossy green foliage.
See also
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Garden roses
Garden roses are predominantly hybrid
Hybrid may refer to:
Science
* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a ...
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Rose Hall of Fame
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List of Award of Garden Merit roses
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References
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George Burns
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebr ...
Products introduced in 1997