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'Poulbut' rose Description
'Butterflies Cover ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Kajsa Sjödin
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
22 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Origin:
Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1990). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1990).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1998 as 'Butterflies Cover'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: Towne & Country ® Series)  
Bloom:
Light pink, yellow stamens.  None / no, wild rose fragrance.  6 to 8 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, spreading.  Small, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  

Height: 8" to 10" (20 to 25cm).  Width: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden or ground cover.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 1359  on  3 Feb 2003
Application No: 98-1286  on  20 Mar 1998
Rights surrendered on February 2, 2005.
Denomination: 'POULbut'
Trade name: Telluride
 
European Union - Patent No: EU3218  on  20 Jul 1998
Application No: 97/0136  on  27 Jan 1997
 
United States - Patent No: PP 12,575  on  23 Apr 2002   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/261,448  on  3 Mar 1999
Inventors: Olesen; L. Pernille (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of ground cover rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing conducted in spring 1990 between Bonica 82 and an unnamed seedling.
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