'Crowd Pleaser ™' Rose

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'Crowd Pleaser ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKchrisg

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WEKchrisg
Exhibition name: Crowd Pleaser ™

Origin:

Discovered by Chris Greenwood (United States, 1995).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2001 as 'Crowd Pleaser'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Mild fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 14,138 on 16 Sep 2003 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/981,227 on 15 Oct 2001

It was discovered in the summer of 1995 in Glendora, Calif. as a branch mutation of unknown origin of the cultivar `WEKjo

Parentage:

sport of Lynn Anderson

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