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'Bolero 2004' rose Description
Photo courtesy of redwolfdoc
HMF Ratings:
97 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda. Registration name: Meidelweis
Bloom:
White, light pink edges, yellow undertones. Strong fragrance. 140 to 160 petals. Average diameter 3". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Large, rounded buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact, spreading. Large, glossy, medium green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 28" (60 to 70cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape. Hardy. produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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 17,841 on 3 Jul 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/002,621 on 3 Dec 2004 Inventors: Meilland; Alain A. (Antibes, FR)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the product of the cross of the `Kimono` variety (non-patented in the United States) and the `AUSreef` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,143). The `AUSreef` variety sometimes is known as the `Sharifa Asma` variety. The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Delge` variety (non-patented in the United States). ...The description is based on the observation of two year-old specimens of the new variety
Notes:
Breeder listed in the Rose Hills International Trials, differing from the patent declaration.
Released in USA and Japan only.
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