• RUPfespin

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Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: RUPfespin
Exhibition name: Festival Pink ™

Discovered by Kim L. Rupert (United States, 1991).

Shrub.  

Pink.  Mild fragrance.  5 to 15 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium to large, single to semi-double, in small clusters, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Small, pointed buds.  

Tall, arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, climbing, spreading, upright.  Large, matte, medium green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).  Width: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden, hedge, landscape, pillar or specimen.  Very vigorous.  can be grown as a shrub.  can be trained as a climber.  drought resistant.  flowers drop off cleanly.  heat tolerant.  prefers full sun.  suitable for a pillar.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.