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'SAVachild' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Mark Vollmer's Rose Graden
HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Miniature. Registration name: SAVachild Exhibition name: Child's Play™
Bloom:
Blooms are white with a delicate pink edge.. None to mild, fruity, sweet fragrance. 18 to 22 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, reflexed bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Medium, long sepals, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.
Height: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 11. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Vigorous. benefits from winter protection in colder climates. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Notes:
Blooms are white with a delicate, pink edge. This plant is easy to grow and has exceptional disease resistance. A vigorous, upright plant that produces double flowers well into the fall.
* The first ever double winner of both the 1993 AOE and 1993 All-American Rose Selection! *
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