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Photo courtesy of meltemi
Class:
Climber, Miniature, Cl., Shrub.
Bloom:
Salmon-pink. Geranium-pink shading. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 1.25". Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Medium, arching, bushy. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, ground cover or landscape. Vigorous. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Prune lightly or not at all.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,841 on 30 Dec 1986 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/636,483 on 1 Aug 1984 A new and distinct variety rose plant of the Shrub Class is provided which produces double pink blossoms in extreme abundance during the springtime which give a strikingly attractive overall appearance. The plant exhibits a distinctive weeping or semi-pendulous growth habit combined with extreme hardiness and excellent disease resistance.
Inventors: Suzuki; Seizo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: The Conard-Pyle Company (West Grove, PA)
Notes:
For more information about parentage, see References.
In his column Roses Abroad in the January 1998 issue of the American Rose magazine (pp.16-7), Sean McCann says this rose makes a great candidate for a hanging basket.
One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.
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