'Persian Autumn' Rose

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'Persian Autumn' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Morthirthree

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: Morthirthree
Exhibition name: Persian Autumn

Origin:

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 2005).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 2005 as 'Persian Autumn'.

Class:

Hybrid Hulthemia persica, Shrub.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. None to mild fragrance. 4 to 11 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Tall, arching, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, landscape, shrub or specimen. Very vigorous. 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:

Repeat bloom hulthemia hybrid, vigorous, arching shrub.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Tigris (hybrid hulthemia, Harkness, 1975)
pollen:	Anytime × Gold Badge

Notes:

Ploidy determined by David Zlesak.