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'Rosa carolina f. plena W.H.Lewis' rose Description
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Bloom:
Pink to salmon-pink, darker center, ages to cream . Warm pink fading to white. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 1". Very double, in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. Glandular sepals, long sepals buds.
Habit:
Short, bristly , suckers on its own roots, well-branched. Small foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 6' (60 to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for specimen. Very hardy. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
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Notes:
The new combination of Rosa carolina var plena (Marshall) Doris Lynes was published in Baileya, Vol. 3 (1955) and republished in the American Rose Annual. See References and Comments. IOPI: Rosa pennsylvanica var. florepleno hort. ex Andrews Roses 2: t.102. 1806
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