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'Tropical Twist' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jennifer & Jim Hughes
HMF Ratings:
11 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Orange-pink Miniature. Registration name: JACorcaExhibition name: Tropical Twist
Bloom:
Orange-pink. Flowers coral orange and apricot with yellow reverse. Mild fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 20" to 3' (50 to 90cm).
Growing:
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.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 10,882 on 4 May 1999 VIEW USPTO PATENTMiniature rose plant having flower color of coral orange with a light
yellow cream reverse; a compact, miniature rose habit; dark green, glossy
foliage having resistance to powdery mildew and rust; high centered,
pointed ovoid bud form; and high petal substance.
| Inventors: |
Walden; John K. (Thousand Oaks, CA) | | Assignee: |
Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.
(Medford,
OR)
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Notes:
There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 28).
It is described as "orange with creamy yellow reverse"
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