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'WEKswechefy' rose Description
'WEKswechefy' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Shrub.
Registration name: WEKswechefy
Exhibition name: Easy On the Eyes
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2014).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2016 as 'Easy On the Eyes'.
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Lavender, fuchsia / magenta center.  Strong, citrus, fruity, spice fragrance.  11 to 18 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, rounded.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 41" to 4¾' (105 to 145cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 29,984  on  18 Dec 2018   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 15/732,591  on  30 Nov 2017
Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Shrub Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `MORchari` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,975) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `PEJbigeye` (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 November.
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