Corpus Christi Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Bush

Flowering

Some repeat

Breeder

O. L. Weeks

Listed for

United States

Overview

Corpus Christi is a red hybrid tea bred by O. L. Weeks and patented in 1987 as PP5854. The blooms are large, about 5 to 6 in (13 to 15 cm) across, with roughly 25 to 30 petals and only a faint fragrance. It grows tall, around 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m), so it belongs toward the back of a bed. The patent notes average disease resistance.

Corpus Christi traits

• Red blooms 5 to 6 in (13 to 15 cm) across
• About 25 to 30 petals
• Faint fragrance
• Tall bush of 5 to 6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m)
• The patent notes average disease resistance

Good for

• Cut flowers
• Back of the bed

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Corpus Christi FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Rose growing guide
• How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
• Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
• Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
• How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
• Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
• Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
• All 309 rose varieties

Source

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.