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'Rexy's Baby' rose Description
'Rexy's Baby' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: MACcarib
Exhibition name: Rexy's Baby
Origin:
Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1992).
Introduced in New Zealand by McGredy Roses International (New Zealand) in 1992 as 'Rexy's Baby'.
Class:
Floribunda, Patio.  
Bloom:
Light pink, white stripes, ages to lighter .  Mild fragrance.  40 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Small, glossy, medium green, dense foliage.  

Height: 20" to 39" (50 to 100cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower.  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.  
Breeder's notes:
Rexy's Baby - Maccarib. Nicknamed Caribbean.
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: PP852  on  16 May 1994
Application No: ROS403  on  21 Apr 1992
Trade Name: Rexy's Baby
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