'Milestone' Rose

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'Milestone' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 74-2179-18
• JACles

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACles
Exhibition name: Milestone

Origin:

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, 1974).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1983 as 'Milestone'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink, ages to red . Flowers medium red with silvery-red reverse -- opening to coral pink. None to mild fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Large, semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,000 on 22 Mar 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/299,959 on 8 Sep 1981

Rose Plant 74-2179-18
Inventor: William A. Warriner, Tustin, Calif.
Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Company, Medford, Oreg.
...orginiated by me by crossing the variety Sunfire, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,510, with the variety Spellbinder, U.S. Plant pat. No. 3,571.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Sunfire × Spellbinder (hybrid tea, Warriner before 1974)

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