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'Live Wire ™' rose Description
'Live Wire ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of John's Miniature Roses
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: SAVawire
Exhibition name: Live Wire ™
Origin:
Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, 1988).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 1988 as 'Live Wire'.
Introduced in United States by Greenheart Farms in 2010 as 'Rubellite'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  None / no fragrance.  27 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 1".  Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Compact.  

Height: 8" to 1' (20 to 30cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Shade tolerant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 6,811  on  23 May 1989   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/138,140  on  28 Dec 1987
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