'Frosty' Rose

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'Frosty' rose Description

My HMF:

'Frosty (miniature, Moore 1953)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Miniature.

Origin:

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, before 1953).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 1953 as 'Frosty'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1962 as 'Frosty'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

White. Moderate, honeysuckle fragrance. 40 to 50 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact, spreading, well-branched. Small, glossy, medium green foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 1' to 14" (30 to 35cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. 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 1,412 on 23 Aug 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 455,808 on 13 Sep 1954

Raph S. Moore, Visalia, Calif.
...originated in my nursery at Visalia, California; the variety being an F-2 seedling of Rosa wichuraiana X unnamed seedling; both parent varieties being unpatented. The present variety is believed to be the first miniature rose plant with the species Rosa wichuraiana in its ancestry.

Parentage:

seed:	Rosa wichuraiana Crép. synonym × [ Everbloom #1 × Guinée]
pollen:	Self

Notes:

For clarification about parentage, see References.

From the Sequoia Breeding Record, the parentage of this mini was [R. Wichurana X (Everbloom 1 X Guinee)] X self