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Tropical Lightning®

Tropical Lightning®

Grade Info.

Grade #1.5 - Roses are a smaller classification from grade #1, but still selected with a high degree of quality. Typically marketed at a lower price point, once planted, a grade #1.5 rose will quickly reach the full potential of the variety selected.
Grade #1 - Premium bush roses and tree roses are assigned a Grade #1. These are the highest-quality plants, ready to grow and have an exceptional season in their first year. Each Grade #1 rose has an average of three "flower-ready" canes that will grow in the first season.

Product Details

  • CultivarORAlodsem
  • PatentPat.#28,055
  • Plant HabitLong canes of 10-12 feet
  • Growth HabitClimbing & spreading
  • Stem LengthMedium
  • Disease ResistanceGood
  • Flower ColorOrange with a purple smoke layer and cream stripes
  • Bud FormPointed & ovoid
  • Flower SizeMedium, around 3-4 inch diameter, in small clusters
  • Petal Count20 to 30
  • ParentageNot released
  • HybridizerPierre Orard

WOW! Or if you prefer FANTASTIC! Those are words describing Tropical Lightning's one-of-a-kind flower. There is really no other rose in the world that comes close to this extraordinary color blend. The tropical warmth comes in the form of rich sunset-like orange while the dazzling lightning is generated by bright cream stipes. The effect is accentuated by a layer of purple smoke creating a burnt orange combo, perfect for a stormy sky! If you are still in doubt that such colors exist, don't wait to be struck by lightning to plant this amazing Climber! Each perfectly shaped bud and flower will hold that CRAZY novel color for days and the prolific and vigorous plant, which reaches mature size and full display in 3 years, will only slow down the flowering as it transitions into winter. If the extraordinary bloom colors were not enough, Tropical Lightning presents some of the glossiest leaves of all roses. Add the dark burgundy red coloration of the new shoots and we will all wish for an endless tropical storm!

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