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'Peter's Joy' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Bloom:
Pink, peach veining, salmon-pink blending, ages to apricot . Hybrid tea-type bloom. Mild to strong, citrus, fruity, lemon, licorice fragrance. 35 to 50 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, fluted petals, scalloped, spiral centers bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, rounded, spreading, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, grey-green, dense, leathery foliage.
Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition, garden, hedge, landscape, shrub or specimen. Hardy. vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. drought resistant. heat tolerant. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, blackspot resistant, very mildew resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection). Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit. Cut back one-half every year.. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.
Breeder's notes:
The flower is a remarkable blend of peach pink with the most unique veining to the petals making it one of the most beautiful and unique shades of colour. it can produce very heavy trusses in some climates and as a young plant might benefit with staking or a large peony ring around it. This rose was tested in a very disease prone area under less than ideal conditions and performed well with little disease for 7 years before being named and released. Testing was done under no spray conditions and limited feed and water.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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