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'Lavender Girl' rose Description
'Lavender Girl' rose photo
Photo courtesy of scvirginia
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Lavender Girl
Exhibition name: Lavender Girl
Origin:
Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1957 as 'Lavender Girl'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1961 as 'Lavender Girl'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Fuchsia / magenta.  Flowers rosy-purple, reverse magenta, changing to lavender.  Mild, spice fragrance.  35 to 42 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium buds.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact, well-branched.  Medium, dark green, leathery foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,672  on  7 Jan 1958   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 655,930  on  29 Apr 1957
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