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'SPEvu' rose Description
'Lovely Fairy' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
52 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Deep pink Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Lovely Fairy
Origin:
Discovered by Hette Spek (Netherlands, 1990).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Dickson Nurseries Ltd. / Dickson Roses in 1994 as 'Lovely Fairy'.
Class:
Patio, Polyantha, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  Mild to strong, fruity fragrance.  21 to 36 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, very double, in large clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 16" to 4' (40 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b.  Can be used for ground cover.  Shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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:
Australia - Application No: 1994/049  on  1994   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 10,701  on  24 Nov 1998   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/738,877  on  28 Oct 1996
Inventor: Hette Spek, Boskoop, Netherlnds
Assignee: DeVor Nurseries, Inc. Watsonville, Calif.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct polyantha variety which was discovered by me as a sport in a controlled planting of the variety "The fairy" in Boskoop, Netherlands. The varietal denomination of this new rose is 'Spevu'.
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