'WEKmeroro' Rose

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'WEKmeroro' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cherry Blossom (grandiflora, Bedard before 2013)
• Parade Day ™
• X193-9

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.
Average rating: FAIR+.

ARS:

Pink blend Grandiflora.
Exhibition name: Parade Day ™

Origin:

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, before 2013).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2018 as 'Parade Day'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2022 as 'Cherry Blossom'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Pink, white stripes. [Pink, deep pink stripes.] Moderate, strong fragrance. 23 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, double (17-25 petals), full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Large, glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 5'1" to 6'7" (155 to 200cm).

Growing:

Can be used for garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 28,990 on 27 Feb 2018 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 15/530,255 on 15 Dec 2016

Inventors: Bedard; Christian (Placentia, CA)
It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKmeredoc` (not patented) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKgobnez` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,936).
The following description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of December

Parentage:

Meredith (hybrid tea, Carruth 2002) × Rock & Roll™ (grandiflora, Carruth 2006)

Notes: