'Rainforest' Rose

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'Rainforest' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Lee Sherman's High Desert Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MORforest

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Pink blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MORforest
Exhibition name: Rainforest

Origin:

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 2003).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 2004 as 'Rainforest'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Pink blend, white reverse. None to mild fragrance. 12 to 16 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, climbing, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third.. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.

Breeder's notes:

Pink flowers aging to light green with pink highlights.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Sheri Anne × Scarlet Moss ™ (miniature, Moore 1988)

Notes:

Color: Pink blend, pink changing to light green upper, white reverse.