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Mama Africa (SPEresso/Espresso)

6 years ago
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Mama Africa (SPEresso/Espresso), a florist rose bred by Jan Spek (Netherlands, 2005) and introduced in South Africa by @ludwigsroses (2009). This rose has a very unusual brown burgundy color blooms that last for a few weeks on a bush. This rose is very healthy and repeats well in my garden.

Here is another note to this rose. There are two roses named “Espresso” that were bred by Jan Spek. Isn't that amazing and confusing? I'm sure there's a story behind it. Fortunately, their official registered names are different.

The official registered name of this rose is "SPEresso". It is a russet florist rose with full bloom form, bred by Jan Spek in 2005 (Netherlands). It is released in 2005 in the Netherlands as "Espresso" and in 2009 in South Africa as "Mama Africa".

The official registered name of the other rose is "SPEkbrown". It is a russet floribunda with semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form, bred by Jan Spek in 2013 (Netherlands). It is released in New Zealand in 2019 as "Espresso" and in South Africa in 2019. Helen

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