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Photo courtesy of Ray and Pauline Martin
HMF Ratings:
38 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Class:
Florists Rose, Miniature, Patio.
Bloom:
Light pink. Moderate fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, bushy, spreading, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm). Width: 30" (75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for container rose, cut flower, exhibition, garden or landscape. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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:
Australia - Application No: 1998/160 on 1998 VIEW PBR PATENT United States - Application on 14 Feb 2001
Notes:
Jilly Jewel is clothed in dark green foliage that sets off masses of frosty, ice pink blooms. Long buds open into perfect, fragrant exhibition roses. The plant is upright and extremely vigorous, producing an abundance of both one-to-a-stem blooms and attractive sprays. This variety is used in cut flower production around the world. One would be hard pressed to find a rose, regardless of type, that could produce more bloom.
[Also introduced as Pearl in New Zealand, this was one of the new varieties added to the RINZ Rose Display Trial at the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens in 1999.]
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