• MORflame

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Red blend Shrub.
Registration name: MORflame
Exhibition name: Persian Flame

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, before 2006).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 2007 as 'Persian Flame'.

Hybrid Hulthemia persica, Shrub.  

Red blend.  Bright yellow buds open to Chinese red inside with a deep red eye.  None / no fragrance.  Average diameter 2.5".  Medium-large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, spreading.  Medium, matte, light green foliage.  

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, garden or hedge.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..