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'Neon Lights' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Wendy C.
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Deep pink Floribunda. Registration name: JACoutExhibition name: Neon Lights
Bloom:
Fuchsia / magenta - pink, ages to lavender . Strong fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, reflexed, rounded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, dense foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Hardy. vigorous. heat tolerant. 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 8,692 on 19 Apr 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/023,881 on 17 Feb 1993 Inventors: Warriner, deceased; William A. (late of Tustin, CA)
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