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'Lullaby' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kaye Kettrey's Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Lullaby (polyantha, Shepherd 1953)
Exhibition name: Lullaby
Bloom:
White, coral-pink center. Zigzag stems. Mild, carnation fragrance. 70 to 80 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, very full (41+ petals), in large clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Bushy, compact. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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 1,495 on 3 Jul 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 542,796 on 25 Oct 1955 Roy E. Shepherd, Medina, Ohio, assignor to Edith C. Bosley, Mentor, Ohio
...developed through a cross made by me at my greenhouse, between the variety Cecile Brunner (unpatented) and an unnamed seedling which had been a cross between R. Soulieana and Mrs. Jos. Hiess (both unpatented).
Notes:
The patent application reverses seed and pollen parent.
Mike Lowe of Lowe's Roses says this rose is like an ever-blooming 'Mme. Hardy'...
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