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'Amber
Star' A Sport of 'Glowing Amber' |
| Name: | ‘Amber Star’, Mander 1999 ‘Brittany’s Glowing Star’ in Canada only |
| Type: | Miniature, ob |
| Parentage: | Sport of ‘Glowing Amber’ |
| Introduced: | In Canada by Select Roses in 2000 and in the USA by the Mini Rose-Garden in 2000. |
| Blooms: | Amber orange/golden yellow bicolor, 35 petals, dia. 6 cm, very good exhibition form. |
| Fragrance: | Slight. |
| Foliage: | Medium, medium green and semi glossy. |
| Disease Resistance: | Above average. It can go at least 1 month without spraying a fungicide. |
| Winter Hardiness: | Average, to zone 5. |
| Plant Size: | Very vigorous, from 50-60 cm tall and 30-40 cm across on the west coast. Reports from California put it up to 90 cm tall (3 feet) and 45-60 cm across. |
| Flowering Period: | Blooms continuously until the first frost. |
| Additional Notes: | Available in Canada and the U.S.A. See my Nursery Links for details. |
This rose has all the characteristics of 'Glowing Amber' and only the color has changed. In cool and cloudy weather and in the greenhouse, blooms open amber/orange on the inside with yellow at the base and a golden yellow reverse that becomes pink/cream when fully open. In hot and sunny weather the amber/orange becomes more of a salmon/yellow.
This is the sport of 'Glowing Amber' which I referred to under 'Super Sun', which in turn is a sport of 'Piccadilly', HT,rb, McGredy, 1960.
The most interesting part of this story is that 'Piccadilly', 5 generations back, has the identical bicolors of 'Glowing Amber.' Let us now go back 40 years and 5 generations from Amber Star (Min, 1999) to:
# 1 - Glowing Amber (Min, 1996)
# 2 - Rubies 'n' Pearls (Min, 1992)
# 3 - MANpurple (HT, 1991)
# 4 - Super Sun (HT, 1967)
# 5 - Piccadilly (HT, 1960)
For a more detailed story about 'Amber Star' see article : A New Sport Star on the articles page.
George Mander
January 2003