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'Golden Eye' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Shrub. Registration name: BAIeye
Class:
Shrub. (Series: Garden Jubilee ® Collection)
Bloom:
Orange-red. Mild fragrance. 7 to 10 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact, dense, upright. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4a through 9a. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden or landscape. Very hardy. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant.. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Sends up numerous clusters of bright orange-red blossoms with a golden eye. Flower effect rivals the very best. Highly disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,612 on 6 Jun 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/962,443 on 13 Oct 2004 The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was an unreleased Rosa plant from my breeding program that was designated `R92108` (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `KORfungo` variety (non-patented in the United States). The `KORfungo` variety sometimes is known as the `Royal Bassino` variety .... The new variety beginning in August 1998 has been found to undergo asexual propagation
Notes:
Petals are a very bright red-orange with a golden eye
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