Climbing rose plant named `Morstrort`

#This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of climbing rose. The varietal denomination of the new variety is `Morstrort`. It has as its seed parent the variety known as Dortmund and an undistributed seedling as its pollen parent.

#Among the features which distinguish the new variety from other presently available and known commercial rose cultivars are the following combination of characteristics: its flowers of irregularly striped pink and red coloration, its very pointed bud shape with a moderately large prominent hypanthium, its long mostly seven leaflet leaves and its very thorny rachis underside. The plant is a spreading climbing plant, suitable for outdoor garden decoration.

#Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding as performed in Kern County and Upland, Calif., shows that the foregoing and other distinguishing characteristics come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations. `Morstrort` may be asexually propagated by cuttings, budding or grafting.

#The accompanying photograph illustrates specimens of the new variety and shows the flowering thereof from bud to full bloom depicted in color as nearly correct as it is possible to make in a color illustration of the character. Throughout this specification, color values are based upon the Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England, except where common terms of color definition ae employed.

#The following description is of rose plants of the new cultivar grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of October. Phenotypic expression my vary with environmental, cultural and climatic conditions, as well as differences in conditions of light and soil. The pattern of the striping on the under surfaces of the petals differs from the pattern of striping on the upper surfaces of the petals.

#The new variety sometimes bears its flowers singly, usually in clusters of five or more per stem. Flowers are borne in regular rounded to somewhat flat clusters on normal medium to long stems (about 20 to about 28 cms.). Outdoors, the plant blooms abundantly and nearly continuously during the growing season. The flowers have a slight fruity fragrance.

#The peduncle is about 2.2 to about 3.4 cms. in length, of average to heavy caliper, and usually erect. It is moderately rough, with many stipitate glands and small prickles. Peduncle color is between 144B and 146B.