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'Morthree' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Barden, Paul
ARS:
Yellow blend Shrub. Registration name: Morthree Exhibition name: Persian Light ™
Class:
Hybrid Hulthemia persica, Shrub.
Bloom:
Yellow and red, red center. Sunflower-yellow with a bright red eye.. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, arching, bushy, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, garden, ground cover, shrub or specimen. 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:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Rallph Moore's Spring 2006 Minirama from Sequoia Nursery says that the pollen parent is an "un-named yellow miniature."
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