'Spice Drop ™' Rose

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'Spice Drop ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: FAIR+.

ARS:

Orange-pink Miniature.
Registration name: SAVswet
Exhibition name: Spice Drop ™

Origin:

Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, 1982).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses as 'Spice Drop'.
Introduced in United States by Greenheart Farms in 2010 as 'Gemstone'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 1". Double (17-25 petals), exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, compact.

Height: 6" to 1' (15 to 30cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 8a through 10b. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,089 on 23 Apr 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/382,589 on 27 May 1982

Parentage:

seed:	Sheri Anne × Glenfiddich
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling × [ Sarabande × Little Chief]

Notes:

Please see References for clarification of parentage.