Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Orange and orange blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Orange blend, with yellow reverse
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-6 feet, upright
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1998
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Orange and yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Louise Gardner x New Zealand

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Octoberfest'
  • 'MAClanter'
  • 'Lantern'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

Date: 2018-05-07
Location: Long Beach, CA
Date: 3/25/2017
First Octoberfest rose bloom.

Date: 2018-05-22

Date: 2018-05-07
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2015-05-4
Digital Camera
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Eric_C
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Location:  Hershey Gardens, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-16
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

Date: 2023-05-31
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 7/1/2010
Fades quickly.. the rose is actually more orange than this.
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2007-06-07
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 10/16/2010
Sunlit bloom.  Very nice rose.
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 7/1/2010
Entire plant - you can see the leathery looking dark leaves.  Som
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-09-12
Kinda soggy after 4 days of rain.
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
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