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'LAVdoll' rose Description
'Apricot Doll' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
18 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Miniature.
Registration name: LAVdoll
Exhibition name: Apricot Doll
Origin:
Bred by Keith G. Laver (Canada, 1990).
Introduced in Canada by Springwood Roses in 1991 as 'Apricot Doll'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Peach - apricot.  Mild fragrance.  35 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact, few or no prickles/thorns.  Dark green, dense foliage.  

Height: 1' to 15" (30 to 40cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  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: 1994/057  on  1994   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 8,491   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
originaly named 'Zeriene' after his daughter [National-Roses-Canada]