Hybrid shrub rose plant cv. Aropiclu

Abstract

A new hybrid shrub rose for garden decoration, having as its seed parent the hybrid floribunda rose Zorina (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,321) and as its pollen parent an undisseminated, open-pollinated seedling of Gartendirektor Otto Linne. The new cultivar produces extremely abundant quantities of unusually shaped, small, coral pink flowers that are borne in very large pyramidal clusters and are produced almost continuously throughout the growing season. Foliage is narrow and elongated, with highly serrated edges. The plant's growth habit is semi-pendulous, yielding a large, well-filled and rounded bush with flowers and foliage extending to the ground. It is a low-maintenance plant, displaying female sterility and well-above-average disease resistance.

I claim: 
     
       1. The new and distinct variety of hybrid shrub rose plant cv. Aropiclu and the parts thereof, substantially as shown and described herein, the plant being particularly characterized by its unusual open flower form, essentially as described and illustrated herein; its extremely abundant production of flowers in very large pyramidal clusters; its female sterility and well-above-average disease resistance; its semi-pendulous branching habit, yielding a large, well-filled and rounded bush with flowers and foliage extending to the ground; its very narrow, elongated foliage with highly serrated edges; and its nearly continuous production of flowers throughout the growing season.