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'Gene Boerner' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy
HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Gene Boerner
Bloom:
Pink. (Rose Neyron clair). Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Upright. Glossy foliage.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden or hedge. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Notes:
This rose was named for Gene ("Papa Floribunda") Boerner, Director of Research at Jackson & Perkins, and released after his death (5 September 1966).
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