'Soaring Spirits ™' Rose

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'Soaring Spirits ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKbecfoj

HMF Ratings:

40 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Pink blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: WEKbecfoj
Exhibition name: Soaring Spirits ™

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2002).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2004.

Class:

Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Pink and yellow, stripes. Mild, tea fragrance. 5 to 7 petals. Average diameter 8.5". Medium to large, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, climbing. Large, glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 6'11" to 8'2" (210 to 250cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden.

Breeder's notes:

Brilliant glossy green new growth, large clusters, vigorous

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU3677P on 18 Dec 2008
Application No: 2007/079 on 9 Mar 2007 VIEW PBR PATENT

First sold in USA in Dec 2004. First Australian sale Jun 2006.

United States - Patent No: PP 18,033 on 18 Sep 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/263,802 on 31 Oct 2005

Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
Assignee: Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. (Upland, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Climbing Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `POUlclimb` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,639) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKroalt` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,518).....description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of October.

Parentage:

Berries 'n' Cream × Fourth of July

Notes:

This rose was named for the victims in the Twin Towers who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. "Remember Me" Rose Gardens will be building 3 rose gardens near where the planes crashed that day and each garden will have one rose bush for each victim that day....nearly 3000 roses in each garden. They have been introducing roses every year named for different victim groups. Other roses include Firefighter(NYC Firemen), Forty Heroes (Flight 93), We Salute You (The Pentagon), and The Finest (NYC Police). Remember-me-rose.org