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| Line 413-99 | |
| Line 413-99 is an upright winter-hardy floribunda type rose with wine-red flowers which fade to cherry-red. This is the first known floribunda to survive winters in Canadian hardiness zone 5 (USDA zone 4) with only snow as winter protection. | |
| Description | |
| Growth habit: | Upright to 47 inches (120 cm)in height and 28 inches (70 cm)in width |
| Flower color: | Wine-red fading to a cherry-red |
| Fragrance: | Slight |
| Floral characteristics: | 2.5 to 3 inches (6 to 7.5 cm) in diameter, clusters of 5 with 20 to 25 petals |
| Bud characteristics: | Wine red |
| Foliage: | Adequate and medium green to dark green |
| Leaf shape: | Ovate, acuminate and dentate |
| Performance | |
| Location: | Observed for 7 years at Green Valley, Ontario, Canada |
| Hardiness zone: | Canadian plant hardiness zone 5 or USDA zone 4 |
| Protection: | Winter snow |
| Winter injury: | To the snow line |
| Flowering: | June to September with recurrent flowering |
| Diseases: | Highly resistant to powdery mildew and good to very good resistance to black spot |
| Propagation: | Easily propagated from softwood cuttings and grows well on its own roots |