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'Josephine' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Pua (Hnl, Hi zone 10-11)
HMF Ratings:
26 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Red. Flowers bright cherry red. None to mild, spice, tea fragrance. 18 to 25 petals. Average diameter 6". Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Large, matte, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 47" to 5'1" (120 to 155cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Heat tolerant. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Breeder's notes:
MONSTROUS buds & HUMONGOUS blossoms of rich ruby red hold their durable brilliance from beginning to end. IMMENSE petals (just one can cover a child’s palm) lend a classical Hybrid Tea bud shape, slowly spiraling open to a ruffled WHOPPER of a show-stopper. LARGE lettuce-like leaves of an unusual reddened green color gracefully enrobe the long cutting stems – in perfect proportion to the flower. Who needs a bouquet??? It only takes one PRODIGIOUS posy to fill a vase.
Oprah Winfrey was involved in the multi-year evaluation and final selection of the 'Legends' rose. Chosen to pay tribute to the wonderful women honored during Oprah's Legends Weekend.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 21,816 on 29 Mar 2011 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/592,028 on 18 Nov 2009 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
Assignee: Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. (Pomona, CA)
It has an undisseminated seedling of my creation as its seed parent with the following genetic origin (`City of San Francisco` (unpatented).times.`Olympiad` (unpatented)) and has an undisseminated seedling of my creation as its pollen parent with the following genetic origin [`Amalia` (unpatented).times.(`Ingrid Bergman` (unpatented).times.`All That Jazz` (unpatented))].....The following description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of October.
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