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'WEKairyven' rose Description
'Wing-Ding ™' rose photo
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Medium red Polyantha.
Registration name: WEKairyven
Exhibition name: Wing-Ding ™
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2004).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2007 as 'Wing-Ding'.
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007 as 'Wing-Ding'.
Class:
Polyantha.  
Bloom:
Red.  Bright red orange.  Mild fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, spreading.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 30" to 35" (75 to 90cm).  Width: 26" to 33" (65 to 85cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for container rose or garden.  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:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,874  on  31 Mar 2009   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/985,379  on  14 Nov 2007
Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Polyantha Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `MORredfar` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,150) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `FRYtrooper` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,211)....description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif.
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