''Rosa'' 'Spek's Centennial', (aka MACivy), is a
floribunda rose cultivar, bred by
Sam McGredy IV. It was introduced into
New Zealand
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by Egmont Roses in 1991. The rose cultivar was later introduced into the
United States
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by Edmunds' Roses in 1994 as 'Singin' in the Rain'.
The rose 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 ...
winner in 1995.
Description
'Spek's Centennial' is a medium compact, almost thornless shrub, 3 to 4 ft (91–121 cm) in height with a 2 to 3 ft (60–90 cm) spread. Blooms are 2—3 in (5—7.5 cm) in diameter, with a petal count of 26 to 40. Bloom form is high-centered and ruffled. Flowers are an apricot-blend color, displaying various shades of pink, apricot and orange with unusual copper colored petal backs. Flowers often have dark pink petal edges and cream centers. Blooms have a strong, musky fragrance, and are generally borne in clusters up to five. The plant blooms in flushes from spring to autumn. The shrub has medium-sized, glossy, bronze-green, dense, leathery foliage. The plant is disease resistant, and thrives in
USDA
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zone 6b and warmer.
Child plants
'Spek's Centennial' was used to hybridize the following rose varieties:
* ''Rosa'' 'Adobe Sunrise', (before 2011)
* Rosa 'Centennial Rose', (1996)
* ''Rosa'' 'Hello Gorgeous', (before 2011)
* ''Rosa'' 'Honey Dijon', (2003)
* ''Rosa'' 'Mardi Gras', (2007)
* ''Rosa'' 'Top Notch', (1996)
* ''Rosa'' 'Yellow Submarine', (2015)
Awards
* Royal National Rose Society (RNRS) Gold Medal, (1991)
*
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) winner, USA, (1995)
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 ...
*
Rose Hall of Fame
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List of Award of Garden Merit roses
Notes
References
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