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'Purple Puff' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Shmoopy's Garden
HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend. Strong, raspberry fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Few or no prickles/thorns.
Height: 35" to 4' (90 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Heat 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1995/025 on 1995 VIEW PBR PATENT United States - Patent No: PP 9,172 on 20 Jun 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/281,253 on 26 Jul 1994 Inventor: Jack E. Christensen (Ontario, CA). Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR). A floribunda rose plant having upright, vigorous growth; fragrant, deep lavender flowers; healthy, dark green, glossy foliage; and floribunda growth habit... Parentage: unnamed seedling (a Miniature with hybrid teas in its background) x TINdilly (US Plant Pat. No. 6141)...
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