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'Simplicity Lavender' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Quail Haven Farm
HMF Ratings:
41 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Lavender. Strong, citrus fragrance. up to 30 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, hedge or landscape. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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.
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 2007/075 on 2007 VIEW PBR PATENT United States - Patent No: PP 18,645 on 25 Mar 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/585,412 on 23 Oct 2006 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
.... originated by me by crossing an unnamed seedling (unnamed seedling.times.unnamed seedling) (unpatented) with an unnamed seedling (unpatented) (`JACship [PP7948].times.unnamed seedling)....Observations made from January 2005 to September 2006 from plants commencing at two years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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