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'Impatient' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda. Registration name: JACdewExhibition name: Impatient
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red, ages to lighter . Mild fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, dense, upright. Glossy, medium green, dense, leathery foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Very vigorous. heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very mildew resistant. 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. Feed this rose well.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,122 on 18 Oct 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/355,713 on 8 Mar 1982 Inventor: William A. Warriner (Tustin, CA). Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Company (Medford, OR). 75-20031 (JACdew) A floribunda rose variety having a bush which blooms continuously through the growing season; glossy foliage; orange-red blooms which fade to lighter color before falling; little or no fragrance; numerous prickles... Parentage: 'America' (US Plant Pat. No. 3682) x an unnamed variety...
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