';"Huilito"

"Huilito"

(Pronounced: hugh-LEE-toe)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"Huilito"

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"Huilito" is a found rose from the Rio Grande Valley in extreme south Texas. It is a fragrant hybrid Bourbon-China with a distinctive color and strong fragrance.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
"Huilito" is a found rose from the Rio Grande Valley in extreme south Texas. Named for an elderly Spanish gardener, it is a fragrant hybrid Bourbon-China with a distinctive color and strong fragrance.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Chinensi

GROUP:
Found

CLASS:
H Ch

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Unknown

INTRODUCED:
"Huilito" was introduced into commerce by the Antique Rose Emporium in 1988.

DATE:
Unknown [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    2 '     to    3 '           Width:    2 '     to    2 '

"Huilito" forms a small, compact bush, 2' to 3' in height.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is medium green and China-like.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. "Huilito" starts blooming April in the Texas Hill Country, and repeats in the fall with scattered flowers in the summer.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    2.00"      to      3.00"           Cluster Size:    1      to      3           Petal Count:    40 to 50

"Huilito" flowers are medium sized, globular, and quartered.

BLOOM
COLOR:
MP - Medium pink."Huilito" blooms are a distinctive bluish pink.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
VF - Very Fragrant. "Huilito" has a strong Bourbon fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 7 - 9

CULTURE:
"Huilito" tolerates poorer soils and has no known disease problems.

PROPAGATION:
"Huilito" may be propagated by cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Requires sunny location to thrive
    ** Suitable for growing in pots
    ** Availability is limited
The China-like foliage and Bourbon fragrance of "Huilito" suggest that it is a Bourbon-China hybrid.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:

REFERENCES:
Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Reference Guide. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 57.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	"Huilito" is a found rose from the Rio Grande Valley in extreme south Texas. Named for an elderly Spanish gardener, it is a fragrant hybrid Bourbon-China with a distinctive color and strong fragrance.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Chinensi
GROUP:	Found
CLASS:	H Ch
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Unknown
INTRODUCED:	"Huilito" was introduced into commerce by the Antique Rose Emporium in 1988.
DATE:	Unknown [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 2 ' to 3 ' Width: 2 ' to 2 ' "Huilito" forms a small, compact bush, 2' to 3' in height.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is medium green and China-like.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. "Huilito" starts blooming April in the Texas Hill Country, and repeats in the fall with scattered flowers in the summer.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 2.00" to 3.00" Cluster Size: 1 to 3 Petal Count: 40 to 50 "Huilito" flowers are medium sized, globular, and quartered.
BLOOM COLOR:	MP - Medium pink."Huilito" blooms are a distinctive bluish pink.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	VF - Very Fragrant. "Huilito" has a strong Bourbon fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 7 - 9
CULTURE:	"Huilito" tolerates poorer soils and has no known disease problems.
PROPAGATION:	"Huilito" may be propagated by cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Good for bedding or mass plantings Suitable for hedging and fence rows Requires sunny location to thrive Suitable for growing in pots Availability is limited The China-like foliage and Bourbon fragrance of "Huilito" suggest that it is a Bourbon-China hybrid.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:
REFERENCES:	Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Reference Guide. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 57.