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'Sweet Dream' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
HMF Ratings:
72 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Mini-Flora. Registration name: FRYminicotExhibition name: Sweet Dream
Bloom:
Apricot, peach shading. Mild to strong fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped, globular bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Short, bushy. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm). Width: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
- New Zealand - Patent No: 998 on 19 Jul 1995
Notes:
Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Sweet Dream has masses of eyecatching, double, apricot-peach blooms... it is also the most popular selling rose in England...
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