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'Soaring Spirits ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Cactus Joe
HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Pink blend Large-Flowered Climber. Registration name: WEKbecfojExhibition name: Soaring Spirits ™
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 PATENTFirst sold in USA in Dec 2004. First Australian sale Jun 2006. United States - Patent No: PP 18,033 on 18 Sep 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication 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.
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
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