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'Twinkles' rose Description
'Twinkles' rose photo
Photo courtesy of CybeRose
HMF Ratings:
1 favorite vote.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Miniature.
Registration name: Twinkles
Exhibition name: Twinkles
Origin:
Bred by Jan Spek II (Netherlands, before 1954).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1954 as 'Twinkles'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in before 1972 as 'Twinkles'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
White, light yellow center.  Buds of pale blush open to pure white.  Moderate, tea fragrance.  40 to 45 petals.  Average diameter 0.75".  Small, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small buds.  
Habit:
Short, compact.  Small, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 8" (up to 20cm).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,407  on  26 Jul 1955   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 466,244  on  1 Nov 1954
Jan Spek, Boskoop, Netherlands, assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N.Y.
Notes:
Parentage is Perla de Montserrat x polyantha seedling according to the patent application.