'Sweet Frances' Rose

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'Sweet Frances' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of North Houston Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Shrub.
Registration name: Sweet Frances
Exhibition name: Sweet Frances

Origin:

Bred by Mike Shoup (United States, circa 2007).
Introduced in United States by Antique Rose Emporium (Brenham, Texas) in 2012 as 'Sweet Frances'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Apricot. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for garden, landscape, shrub or specimen. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Heritage ®
pollen:	Carefree Beauty × Mrs. Oakley-Fisher (Hybrid Tea, Cant, 1921)

Notes:

The rose was named for Frances Hobbs by her daughter who won ARE's rose naming contest. See REFERENCES.