Poulhult

Rose

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Golden Showers'

Summary: 'Poulhult' has smaller terminal leaflets and smaller flower diameter than 'Golden Showers'. The sepals of 'Poulhult' are shorter with fewer sepal extensions than those of 'Golden Showers'. 'Poulhult' has more flowers per flowering shoot than 'Golden Showers'. Flower colour for 'Poulhult' is light pink fading to white while it is yellow to light yellow for 'Golden Showers'.

Description:

'Poulhult' is a climbing/rambling rose variety with an upright to bushy plant growth habit. The young shoots have moderate, red anthocyanin colouration at the leaf nodes only. The stems have a few short prickles and an average number of long prickles, both of which are mostly yellow and concave in shape. The leaves are medium green and have moderate glossiness on the upper side. There are five leaflets per leaf. The terminal leaflet has a serrated margin and wedge to obtuse shaped base. The texture of the terminal leaflet is leathery.

'Poulhult' has a high number of flowers per flowering shoot. The flower pedicel has an average number of hairs. The flower bud is globular in shape when viewed in longitudinal section. The colour of the flower bud (¼ open) is light yellow on both the inner and outer sides. The sepals have absent to very weak sepal extensions.

The flower type for 'Poulhult' is semi-double (10-19 petals per flower). The shape of the fully opened flower when viewed from above is round. When viewed from the side, the upper part is flat and the lower part is concave to flat. The fully opened flower is light pink fading to white as it matures. The petals have a small, yellow green petal spot at the base on the inner side only. The petal margins have weak reflexing and moderate to strong undulation. The filaments of the outer stamens are yellow. The style is yellow green with a red apex and medium in length. There is no pubescence on the upper half of the style. The stigma is positioned slightly below the anthers. The receptacle is small and pitcher shaped with no prickles on the outer surface. 'Poulhult' has a medium strength fragrance.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Poulhult' originated from a cross conducted in the spring of 1991 between two unnamed seedlings. The resulting seeds were planted in December of 1991 and germinated during the winter and early spring. The cross and selection took place in the greenhouses of Poulsen Roser A/S located in Fredensborg, Denmark. 'Poulhult' was selected in the spring of 1992 based on the objective of this hybridization which was to create a new and distinct rose variety for garden and patio use. Selection criteria included uniform and abundant yellow flowers appearing on the plant evenly from the lower to upper branches, vigorous but compact and low growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots, disease resistance, suitability for container culture and climbing growth habit.

Tests & Trials: The test and trial for 'Poulhult' was conducted during the summer of 2005 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. There were 8 plants per variety. Bare-root roses were field planted in July of 2004. The rose plants were spaced 60 cm apart with a 90 cm row spacing. All colour characteristics were determined using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour chart and measured characteristics were based on ten measurements.

Comparison tables for 'Poulhult' with reference variety 'Golden Showers'

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Terminal leaflet width (cm)

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Overall flower colour (RHS)