'Fakir's Delight' Rose

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'Fakir's Delight' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Morfakir

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: Morfakir
Exhibition name: Fakir's Delight

Origin:

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1995).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 2006 as 'Fakir's Delight'.
Introduced in United States by The Uncommon Rose Historic Archive in 2006 as 'Fakir's Delight'.

Class:

Hybrid Bracteata, Moss, Shrub.

Bloom:

Cream, white reverse. Creamy white upper, white reverse. Moderate, fruity fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. Mossed buds.

Habit:

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, climbing, spreading, upright. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 6' to 15' (185 to 455cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, landscape or pillar. Can be trained as a climber. heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third..

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Little Darling × Lemon Delight
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling × Out of Yesteryear

Notes:

Visit Paul Barden website for complete details - http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/bracteatas/bracteatamoss.html