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'Mercury Rising ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Munsinger & Clemens Gardens-Virginia Clemens Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Cream, pink edges, yellow center. Moderate fragrance. 41 to 43 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Very large, moderately full, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Upright. Glossy, dark green, dense foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 35" to 39" (90 to 100cm). Width: 60' to 70' (1830 to 2135cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 11. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 26,169 on 1 Dec 2015 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 13/987,542 on 6 Aug 2013 The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows: `Jacnepal` times `Meinomad`.
...The description is based upon the observation of plants of the new variety at an age of approximately two years during the month of May while being grown outdoors while budded on Rosa laxa rootstock at Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.
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