'BRIgentle' Rose

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'BRIgentle' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of ElsaM

Synonyms:

• BRIgent
• Gentleman's Agreement

HMF Ratings:

23 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium red Mini-Flora.
Registration name: BRIgentle
Exhibition name: Gentleman's Agreement

Origin:

Bred by Dennis A. Bridges (United States, 1998).

Class:

Mini-Flora.

Bloom:

Red. Mild fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 34" to 40" (85 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Purple Dawn × Unknown

Notes:

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 24). For more information about parentage, see References.