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'Life Lines' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Joseph Baiocchi
HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Miniature, Cl.. Registration name: SPRolife
Bloom:
Orange-red, butter-yellow reverse, white streaks, stripes, flecks. None to mild fragrance. 14 to 28 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, semi-double to double, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, arching, climbing, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,908 on 7 Aug 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/201,618 on 11 Aug 2005 Inventors: Sproul; James (Bakersfield, CA)
Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
This new variety was created by James A. Sproul at his nursery in Bakersfield, Calif., under conditions of careful control and observation, as a result of crossing the following two rose plants: The seed parent is `MACminmo` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,319). The pollen parent is `JACpoy` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,015)....The following observations, measurements, values and comparisons describe 4 to 5 year old plants of Rosa hybrida, `SPRolife`, growing outdoors in Essex County Mass.
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