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'Lovely Fairy' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jan Spek Rozen Netherlands (Alex Spek)
HMF Ratings:
52 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Deep pink Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Lovely Fairy
Bloom:
Deep pink. Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. 21 to 36 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, very double, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 16" to 4' (40 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b. Can be used for ground cover. Shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1994/049 on 1994 VIEW PBR PATENT United States - Patent No: PP 10,701 on 24 Nov 1998 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/738,877 on 28 Oct 1996 Inventor: Hette Spek, Boskoop, Netherlnds
Assignee: DeVor Nurseries, Inc. Watsonville, Calif.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct polyantha variety which was discovered by me as a sport in a controlled planting of the variety "The fairy" in Boskoop, Netherlands. The varietal denomination of this new rose is 'Spevu'.
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