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'Frolic' rose Description
'Frolic (floribunda, Swim, 1953)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Frolic (floribunda, Swim, 1953)
Exhibition name: Frolic
Origin:
Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1953).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses as 'Frolic'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Mild fragrance.  21 petals.  Average diameter 2.5".  Medium, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  

Height: 28" to 39" (70 to 100cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Vigorous.  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 1,179  on  7 Apr 1953   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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