Rose Aubade

Perfectly shaped full and high-centered flowers of cream yellow colour with carmine pink edges appear singly on very long and strong flowering stems. Has impressive vase life - about 14 - 15 days.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following description of a rose variety ‘Aubade’, is provided with color references in accordance with common vocabulary terms of the colour. Phenotypic expression may vary with environmental, cultural and climatic conditions, as well as differences in conditions of light and soil.

FLOWER

The flowering habit is continuous, as the rose variety ‘Aubade’ is suitable for cut flower production under greenhouse conditions. In greenhouse conditions, it is able to bloom all year round. In the garden it blooms from summer until frosts.

Flower bud:

The flower buds are large, upon opening the length from base of receptacle to end of bud is about 5 cm. The bud has a long and pointed form. As sepals unfold, the bud colour is crimson with cream-green closer to the base. When the bud opens at ¼ the underside of the petals is cream green transitioning to crimson pink to the edges, and the upper side is cream green with yellow undertones transitioning to crimson on the edges of the petals. The flower buds are borne singly or in small clusters with 2 to 3 buds per flowering stem.

The sepals have a moderately pubescent surface, the stipitate glands are present on the outer side of the sepal and along the margins and foliaceous appendages. The colour of the sepals is medium green with intense brown purple intonations on the upper side. There are present lightly foliaceous appendages on 3 of the 5 sepals.

Bloom:

The flowers of ‘Aubade’ are large and tall, the average flower diameter is 10 when fully open. Upon opening the flowers have a high-centered shape, the flower form persists until the end. The flowers are full, the number of petals under normal conditions is 40 on average.

Just right upon the flower opening the colour of the outermost petals on the upper surface is cream yellow gradually transitioning to crimson pink from the middle zone of the petals and on the reverse sides are cream green with yellow intonations transitioning to crimson pink. The innermost petals on the upper surface have cream yellow colour with crimson pink on the edges of the petals and the reverse side have the same colour but have a smaller portion of crimson pink, only on the edges.

After the opening, the petals of ‘Aubade’ of the outermost petals on the upper surface have light cream yellow colour transitioning to cream with a pink on the edges while the reverse sides have cream colour with a pink on the edges. The colour of the innermost petals on the marginal zone on the upper surface changes to light yellow cream gradually transitioning to cream and with occasional pink lines and spots on the edges, while the upper surface becomes light cream with pink (lines and spots on the edges.

The general tonality of the open flower is cream yellow with crimson pink on the edges. At the end of the fifth day no change in the general tonality of the flowers are observed. Afterwards, the general tonality becomes lighter, light cream with a slight portion of pink on the edges.

Petals:

The petals of this rose have a smooth and very thick surface texture. The shape of the petals is deltoid with a rounded base. The margins of the petals are wavy and have some undulation. The arrangement of the petals is imbricated.

The flowers of this rose variety have very good lastingness. As a field plant, flowers last from 12 to 15 days. As a cut flower they last in a vase for about 14 days. The petals hang on and dry therefore this variety requires deadheading.

Fragrance:

The fragrance is absent on the flowers of this rose variety.

Reproductive parts:

The hips of this rose variety have not been observed yet.

PLANT

Rose variety ‘Aubade’ is classified as a Hybrid Tea rose. The growth habit is vigorous, upright and narrow. The mature and well established plant has the average height of the plant itself of about 70-100 cm and the average width of about 40 - 50 cm.

The variety is bred for cut flower production in a greenhouse environment therefore in garden conditions is susceptible to common rose diseases.

Foliage:

There is a normal quantity of the foliage on the plants of this rose variety. The number of leaflets on leaves in the middle of the stem is usually 5.

The colour of the upper leaf surface of the mature leaves is dark green while the lower leaf surface is medium brown green. Juvenile foliage on the upper surface is dark green, with intonations of medium red purple and on the lower surface the colour is dark brown green, with intonations of medium red purple.

Leaflets:

The leaflets are large, their edges are serrated, the type of serration is single and large. The shape of the leaflets is ovate, the surface texture is thick, leathery and glossy.

Wood:

The colour of the new wood is medium green with some red-purple intonations, the bark is smooth. The mature wood has slightly darker medium green colour, the bark is smooth.

Stems:

The flowering stems are strong and upright, have an average length of about 50 - 70 cm.

Prickles:

There are a few prickles on the main canes of this rose variety as well as on the laterals from the main canes. The average length of the prickles is about 10 mm and they have medium green colour when young, teh mature prickles are gray-brown. The shape of the prickles is pyramidal.

Small prickles:

There are no small prickles on the main stalks and on the laterals from the main canes.

Disease resistance:

The rose variety ‘Aubade’ is disease resistant, particularly to mildew, blackspot and rust in greenhouse conditions. A garden environment has weak resistance to black spot, botrytis and mildew. Pest resistance has not been tested yet.

The cold hardiness is rather weak, it is not well suited for cold winters, however it is recorded that it can withstand winter in the garden in climates similar to USDA 7 and warmer.

‘Aubade’ means a poem or piece of music that is appropriate for the dawn or early morning. It often refers to a song or poem about lovers parting at dawn. The word comes from the French language, which in turn borrowed it from the Spanish word “albada,” meaning "dawn".

Information about the parantage of this rose is not available or commecrically protected.

USDA 7