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'Valentine's Day™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Dark red Mini-Flora. Registration name: WEKamravExhibition name: Valentine's Day™
Bloom:
Dark red. Mild fragrance. 25 to 36 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, climbing, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 6' to 10' (185 to 305cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 10b. Can be used for garden.
Breeder's notes:
Prolific early bloom, lasting color
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,687 on 1 May 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/281,289 on 17 Nov 2005 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Climbing Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `MEIcauf` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,718) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `FRYtrooper` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,211) .... 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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