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• Huntington Queen Crest
• Queen Crest

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Average rating: GOOD-.  

Medium pink Moss.
Registration name: MORqueencrest

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, before 2001).

Moss - Modern.  

Pink.  Strong, damask, old rose, sweet fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat, nodding or "weak neck", old-fashioned bloom form.  Moderate, once-blooming spring or summer.  Large, crested sepals, long sepals, decorative, long, pointed buds.  

Tall, arching, armed with thorns / prickles, upright.  Large, matte, medium green foliage.  

Height: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).  Width: 3" to 6" (8 to 15cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden, landscape, pillar or specimen.  A good subject for pegging.  Blooms tend to ball in wet weather.  can be grown as a shrub.  can be trained as a climber.  prefers dry climates.  prefers full sun.  prefers warmer sites.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to disease, susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew, susceptible to rust .  Feed this rose well.  Prune after flowering is finished.  Prune lightly until this rose gets established (about two years), then prune it back by about a third..  Requires good cultivation if it is to perform its best.  Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.  This rose blooms on old wood.  

This is one of the roses Mr. Moore donated in 2001 to The Huntington Library for fund raising.