'Rosika' Rose

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'Rosika' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of richarddee

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HARmusky
• Radox Bouquet
• Thornbury Castle

HMF Ratings:

72 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: HARmusky
Exhibition name: Radox Bouquet

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1980).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1981 as 'Radox Bouquet'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Rose-pink. Strong fragrance. 50 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 41" to 5' (105 to 150cm). Width: 28" to 4' (70 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b. 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Alec's Red® (hybrid tea, Cocker, 1970) × Piccadilly ®
pollen:	Southampton × [ Cläre Grammerstorf × Frühlingsmorgen (hybrid spinosissima, Kordes, 1942)]

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