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'Gift of Friendship' rose Description
Photo courtesy of basjak
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Cherry-red. Mild to strong fragrance. 60 to 70 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, compact, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 39" (up to 100cm). Width: up to 28" (up to 70cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 22,827 on 3 Jul 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/925,241 on 14 Oct 2010 The new variety of rose plant of the present invention originated from a controlled crossing in a breeding program of two distinct parents during the summer of 1997. The crossing was between an unnamed seedling and ‘KORparesni’, an unpatented rose from the same inventor.
Notes:
Participated in the 2021 New Zealand trials at Palmerston North
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