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'Dolores Hope ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
ARS:
Deep pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: WEKcryingExhibition name: Dolores Hope ™
Bloom:
Deep pink. None to mild, tea fragrance. 29 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, globular, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 4'7" to 5¼' (140 to 160cm). Width: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden 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.
Breeder's notes:
Large flowers, lasting pure color, show form.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,160 on 24 Oct 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/977,282 on 28 Oct 2004 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `ARObipy` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,714) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `POUIman` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,264)..... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of October.
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