''Rosa'' 'Fourth of July', (aka WEKroalt ) is a red and white

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rose cultivar, bred 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 ...

, and introduced by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower in 1999. The rose was named an

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in 1999.

Description

'Fourth of July' is a vigorous, large-flowered climbing rose, 43 in to 15 ft (110–455 cm) in height and 26 in to 6 ft (65–185 cm) spread. Buds are pointed and slow in opening. Blooms are 2 in (5 cm) in diameter on average. Flowers are large, semi-double, and saucer shaped in form. Flowers are bright red and bright white in color with gold stamens. The rose has a moderate apple and rose fragrance. The plant blooms in flushes from spring to autumn. It is very disease resistant and has dark, glossy green foliage. 'Fourth of July' may also be grown as a shrub rose in cooler climates.

History

Tom Carruth

Carruth began his career at

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rose nursery in 1975. He worked at the company for three years before being hired by Armstrong nursery in southern

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. He worked at Armstrong for seven years, working with rose hybridizer, Jack Christensen. In 1986, Carruth began working at Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower. He worked at Weeks for twenty six years, and was the nursery's rose hybridizer from 1989 until his retirement in 2012. During his forty-year career, Carruth introduced more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS).

'Fourth of July'

'Fourth of July' was created by American rose breeder,

and introduced into the

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by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 1999. The stock parents of this rose variety are the red climber 'Altissimo' and the miniature red climber, 'Roller Coaster'. The cultivar was named an

in 1999. The rose cultivar was used to develop three rose varieties: 'Navy Lady' (2003), 'Soaring Spirits' (2004) and 'Dick Clark' (2009).

References

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Fourth of July Independence Day ( colloquially the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United State ...

Products introduced in 1999

Description

History

Tom Carruth

'Fourth of July'

See also

References