• TUCkmate

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Red blend Mini-Flora.
Registration name: TUCkmate
Exhibition name: Checkmate ™

Bred by Robbie Tucker (United States, 2001).
Introduced in United States by Rosemania in 2002 as 'Checkmate'.

Mini-Flora.  

Red blend, white center.  Mild fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Large, full (26-40 petals), exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long buds.  

Tall, bushy.  Large, matte, medium green foliage.  

Height: 42" (105cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, exhibition, garden, landscape or shrub.  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.  

When fully open, center is creamy white