Compact floribunda rose plant named ‘Poulcas063’

Abstract

A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, deep pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Compact Floribunda rose class named Poulcas063, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant deep pink flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of Poulcas063.

(2) Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings are flowers at various stages of development, flower petals detached, and sepals detached revealing reproductive flower parts.

(3) Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings are mature and juvenile leaves, bare stems exhibiting thorns, and a cluster of flower buds on a branch. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

(4) The following is a description of Poulcas063,as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Linn County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

(5) For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety Poulcas031, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,502 are compared to Poulcas063 in Chart 1.

(6) TABLE-US-00001 CHART 1 Poulcas063 Poulcas031 Petal Count 80-100 petals 40-50 petals Flower Diameter 95-100 mm 70-80 mm General Tonality Red Purple N57A Red-Purple Group N57A of Flower Color

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

(7) Blooming habit: Continuous. Flower bud: Size.Upon opening, 27 mm in length from base of receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 15 mm. Bud form.Ovoid. Bud color.As sepals divide petals are Red Group 46A. Sepal inner surface.Color: Yellow-Green Group 146D. Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface.Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal shape.Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal margin.Margins have moderate foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal size.20 mm long, 6 mm wide. Receptacle.Texture: Smooth. Size: 5 mm in height, 8 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel.Surface: Smooth. Length: 33 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B with intonations of Greyed-Red Group 180B. Strength: Strong. Peduncle.Length: 15 to 25 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A, with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Texture: Smooth. Flower bud development: Flower buds are borne in clusters of 5 to 7 flower buds per stem. Development as a panicle. Flower bloom: Fragrance.Strong perfume. Duration.The blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 10 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully matured. Size.Flower diameter is 90 to 100 mm when open. Flower depth is 55 mm. Flower shape.Pompon, small and rounded very double flowers filled with masses of tiny petals. Shape of flower, side view.The upper portion is highly convex. The lower portion is concave. Petalage: Under normal conditions, flowers have about 80 to 100 petals. General tonality of flower: Open flowers are Red Purple N57A. Petal color: Upper surface.Red-Purple Group N57B splashed with Red Group 47C. Yellow Group 4A at petal base. Lower surface.Red-Purple Group N57C, splashed with Red-Purple Group 62B. At the petal base, Yellow Group 4B. Petals: Petal reflex.Somewhat reflexed. Margin.Entire and uniform. Moderate undulations. Shape.Broad and elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size.45 mm (l)45 mm (w). Texture.Smooth. Thickness.Average. Petaloids: Size.15 mm (l) by 10 mm (w). Quantity.20. Shape.Elliptical with an acute base and rounded apices. Color.Red-Purple Group N57A above. Underneath, Red-Purple Group 58C. At the petaloid base, Yellow Group 4C. Reproductive flower parts: Pollen.None observed. Anthers.Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 8B. Quantity: 45 on average. Filaments.Color: Yellow Group 9B. Length: 4 mm. Pistils.Length: 10 mm. Quantity: 30 on average. Stigmas.Color: Greyed-Orange Group N163B. Styles.Color: Green-White Group with Orange-Red Group 35A. Location of stigmas.Superior in location relative to the length of the filaments and the height of the anthers. Hips.None Observed.

PLANT

(8) Plant growth: Upright, bushy. Plants are 50 to 65 cm in height, and 50 to 60 cm wide. Stems: Color of juvenile growth.Yellow-Green Group 144B, with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Color of mature growth.Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length.Canes are about 15 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion. Diameter.About 8 or 9 mm. Internodes.On mature canes about 25 to 30 mm between nodes. Surface texture.Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth. Long prickles: Incidence.9 prickles per 10 cm of stem. Size.Average length of prickles on mature stems is 8 mm. Shape.Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave. Color.Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181A. Mature prickles: Greyed-Red Group 181A. Plant foliage: Compound leaf.130 mm (l)90 (w). Quantity.3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to the stem.45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage.Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Color of mature foliage.Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Plant leaves and leaflets: Stipules.Size: 11 mm long, mm wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely serrated. Color: Petiole.Length: 25 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface color: Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis.Length: 45 mm Upper surface color: Greyed-Purple Group 183A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Leaflet.Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are about 55 mm long, 45 mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Glossy. Disease resistance: Above average resistance to powdery mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions. Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6. Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat zone 7.