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'Queenie' rose Description
'Queenie' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Queenie
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1962).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Gandy's Roses Ltd. as 'Queenie'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1962 as 'Petite Reine'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1964 as 'Petite Reine'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Light pink.  Moderate fragrance.  up to 33 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,238  on  12 Mar 1963   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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