'WEKebtidere' Rose

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'WEKebtidere' rose Description

My HMF:

'Twilight Zone (grandiflora, Carruth 2011)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of KristenSH

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Twilight Zone

HMF Ratings:

65 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: WEKebtidere
Exhibition name: Twilight Zone (grandiflora, Carruth 2011)

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2009).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2012 as 'Twilight Zone'.

Class:

Floribunda, Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Dark purple. Strong, citrus, spice fragrance. 80 to 96 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: 33" to 41" (85 to 105cm). Width: 33" to 41" (85 to 105cm).

Growing:

Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 24,725 on 5 Aug 2014 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/694,321 on 19 Nov 2012

Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Grandiflora Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKsmopur` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,850) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKrorobluni` (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 October.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Ebb Tide ™ (floribunda, Carruth 2001) × Della Reese ™

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