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'Blue Boy' rose Description
'Blue Boy (Shrub, Kordes, 1958)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of HeikeD
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
35 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Moss.
Registration name: Blue Boy (Shrub, Kordes, 1958)
Origin:
Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1958).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Blue Boy'.
Class:
Centifolia, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend.  Reddish violet. Purplish maroon. Deep plum purple..  Strong fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Glossy, light green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 4½' (100 to 135cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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