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'Pacific Blue' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: Blue Pacific
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Lavender. Silvery blue. Mild fragrance. up to 69 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, narrow. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: Au2948P on 5 Dec 2005 Application No: 2003/230 on 15 Aug 2003 VIEW PBR PATENTseed parent ‘R.T. 8721’x pollen parent ‘R.T. 9108’. The seed parent is characterised by its lilac flowers with weak leaf glossiness and a poor stem production, unsuitable for cut flower production. The pollen parent is characterised by its pale pink flowers. Hybridisation took place in Uetersen, Germany, in 1997.... Breeder: Hans Jergen Evers, Uetersen, Germany.
First overseas sale Germany, Oct 2002. First Australian sale Sep 2003. European Union - Patent on 2002 United States - Patent No: PP 14,410 on 23 Dec 2003 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/368,042 on 13 Feb 2003
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