• May Day

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Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Mayday (floribunda, Boerner 1956)

Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1956 as 'Mayday'.

Floribunda, Florists Rose.  

White, pink shading, pink outer petals.  Moderate, appleblossom fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, very double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, ovoid buds.  

Upright, well-branched.  Medium, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,625  on  30 Jul 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 625,203  on  29 Nov 1956