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'Twilight Zone' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kit
HMF Ratings:
65 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Grandiflora. Registration name: WEKebtidereExhibition name: Twilight Zone
Bloom:
Dark purple. Strong, citrus, spice fragrance. 80 to 96 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 33" to 41" (85 to 105cm). Width: 33" to 41" (85 to 105cm).
Growing:
Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 24,725 on 5 Aug 2014 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 13/694,321 on 19 Nov 2012 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Grandiflora Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKsmopur` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,850) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKrorobluni` (not patented). ...The branches used for the photograph came from 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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