'Diamond Eyes' Rose

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'Diamond Eyes' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKwibypur

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.
Registration name: WEKwibypur
Exhibition name: Diamond Eyes

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2010).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2013 as 'Diamond Eyes'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Dark purple, white center, lighter reverse. Strong fragrance. 23 to 32 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy, compact. Small, glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 26" to 35" (65 to 90cm). Width: 31" to 41" (80 to 105cm).

Growing:

Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to disease.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 26,202 on 15 Dec 2015 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/998,629 on 18 Nov 2013

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Miniature Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘WEKisosblip’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,554) and a non-disseminated seedling of my creation as its pollen parent with the following genetic origin (seedling×Baby Love)×Night Owl.
...The following description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of November.

Parentage:

seed:	Wild Blue Yonder ™
pollen:	{[ [International Herald Tribune X 79520-B6] × [Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile]] × Baby Love (miniature, Scrivens before 1991)} × Night Owl ™

Notes:

See References for pollen parent