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'May Day' rose Description
'May Day' rose photo
Photo courtesy of scvirginia
Synonyms:
Mayday
HMF Ratings:
2 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Mayday (floribunda, Boerner 1956)
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1956 as 'Mayday'.
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.  
Bloom:
White, pink shading, pink outer petals.  Moderate, appleblossom fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, very double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  Medium, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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 1,625  on  30 Jul 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 625,203  on  29 Nov 1956
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