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'Moonlight Scentsation ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of LauraG
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Mini-Flora. Registration name: Savamoon
Bloom:
White, with lavender undertones, particularly in the cooler weather or low sunlight.. Strong, fruity fragrance. 26 to 63 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Wide oval buds.
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched. Small, matte, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 3' to 42" (90 to 105cm). Width: 28" to 40" (70 to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden or hedge. Hardy. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.
Breeder's notes:
This rose has proven to be extremely hardy and disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,455 on 22 Jan 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/301,172 on 12 Dec 2005 Inventors: White; Wendy (Ipswich, MA)
Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
....created by myself under controlled conditions in a greenhouse in Rowley, Mass., in 1998, by crossing `SEArodney`, not patented, as seed parent, and unnamed, an unintroduced seedling created by this same breeding program, as pollen parent.
Notes:
The name says it all - the color and fragrance or romance. A highly fragrant miniflora with clusters of very pale lavender buds that open to double white blossoms, with maybe a hint of lavender in the center. The flowers measure 2.5 to 3 inches across, so it will be a big hit in your neighborhood. This plant is an upright grower and has soft matte green foliage.
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