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Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Chuckles (floribunda, Shepherd 1956)
Exhibition name: Chuckles

Bred by Roy E. Shepherd (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Bosley Nursery in 1958 as 'Chuckles'.

Floribunda.  

Deep pink, white center.  Coral to hot pink.  Mild to strong fragrance.  5 to 8 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, flat to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small, ovoid buds.  

Tall, bushy, compact.  Dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).  Width: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for garden.  Hardy.  vigorous.  shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very blackspot 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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,608  on  11 Jun 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 567,422  on  23 Feb 1956

Tetraploid