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'WEKquaneze' rose Description
Photo courtesy of shflower
HMF Ratings:
77 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: WEKquaneze Exhibition name: Barbra Streisand ®
Bloom:
Lavender, darker edges. Flowers lavender, blushing darker. Strong, citrus, rose fragrance. 26 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6a through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden or landscape. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot . 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).
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU3358P on 17 Aug 2007 Application No: 2004/215 on 26 Jul 2004 VIEW PBR PATENTunnamed seedling x ‘MACgenev’. ...Breeder: Tom Carruth, Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., Upland, CA, USA.
First sold in EU in Dec 2003. First Australian sale Sep 2003. France - Application on 2003 United States - Patent No: PP 13,120 on 22 Oct 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/715,650 on Nov 2000 It has an undistributed seedling of my creation as its seed parent and as its pollen parent the variety known as `MACgenev` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,279).
Notes:
Named after Barbra Streisand, born on 24 April 1942.
Blackspot sensitive, so keep it sprayed. Weeks' web site says Flower color & size do best in milder temps.
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