• Best Friends

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Orange blend Miniature.
Registration name: BRIfriends
Exhibition name: Best Friends (miniature, Bridges 2001)

Bred by Dennis A. Bridges (United States, 2001).
Introduced in United States by Bridges Roses Archive - Closed Nursery in 2002 as 'Best Friends'.

Miniature.  

Orange blend, yellow reverse.  Flowers orange blend, yellow reverse.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 1.5".  Medium-large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, bushy, compact.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 16" to 20" (40 to 50cm).  

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  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.  

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