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'WEKairyven' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
Medium red Polyantha. Registration name: WEKairyven Exhibition name: Wing-Ding ™
Bloom:
Red. Bright red orange. Mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 30" to 35" (75 to 90cm). Width: 26" to 33" (65 to 85cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for container rose or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,874 on 31 Mar 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/985,379 on 14 Nov 2007 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Polyantha Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `MORredfar` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,150) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `FRYtrooper` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,211)....description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif.
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