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'SPRolife' rose Description
'Life Lines' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden
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HMF Ratings:
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Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Miniature, Cl..
Registration name: SPRolife
Origin:
Bred by James A. Sproul (United States, before 2001).
Class:
Climber, Miniature, Cl..  
Bloom:
Orange-red, butter-yellow reverse, white streaks, stripes, flecks.  None to mild fragrance.  14 to 28 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, semi-double to double, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, arching, climbing, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,908  on  7 Aug 2007   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/201,618  on  11 Aug 2005
Inventors: Sproul; James (Bakersfield, CA)
Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
This new variety was created by James A. Sproul at his nursery in Bakersfield, Calif., under conditions of careful control and observation, as a result of crossing the following two rose plants: The seed parent is `MACminmo` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,319). The pollen parent is `JACpoy` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,015)....The following observations, measurements, values and comparisons describe 4 to 5 year old plants of Rosa hybrida, `SPRolife`, growing outdoors in Essex County Mass.
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