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'Make-a-Wish Australia' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Rosaplant
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Cream. Cream white with soft apricot coloured center. Mild, sweet fragrance. 45 to 50 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Bushy, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: 32" to 47" (80 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 39" (60 to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders. Disease susceptibility: blackspot resistant, mildew 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.
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU4241P on 17 May 2011 Application No: 2009/030 on 6 Mar 2009 VIEW PBR PATENT‘Margaret Merrill’ x ‘unnamed seedling’ in May 1995. First selections were made in May 1996. In July 1996, budded onto Rosa canina rootstock and grown in open. In 1997 second selections were made. The seedling was tested until 2004. Introduction and first sales took place in spring 2005.
First sold in March 2005. European Union - Patent on 2004 Germany - Patent on 2004 United States - Patent No: PP 16,937 on 1 Aug 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/071,751 on 2 Mar 2005 Inventors: Kordes; Tim-Hermann (Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, DE)
The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1992. The crossing was between `Margaret Merrill`, a non-patented rose and an un-named seedling.
Notes:
Different breeding dates in US and Australian patent applications.
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