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'Rafine' rose Description
'Rafine' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Synonyms:
Origin:
Bred by Hitoshi (Tosh) Nakashima (Japan, 2010).
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Purple.  Strong fragrance.  25 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright.  Large, medium green foliage.  7 leaflets.  

Height: 14" to 16" (35 to 40cm).  Width: up to 10" (up to 25cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 29,704  on  25 Sep 2018   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 14/999,308  on  21 Apr 2016
Inventors: Nakashima; Hitoshi (Gifu, JP)
Assignee: Kaneya Co., Ltd. (Aichi, JP)
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Floribunda-type rose plant known by the varietal name `RNF Purple 01`. The new variety was discovered in April of 2010 in Gifu, Japan. The new variety is the result of a planned breeding program between an unpatented Rosa L. variety named `Blue Moon` (female parent) and an unnamed and unpatented Rosa rugosa variety (male parent) from the breeder's own collection. `
Notes:
Participated in the 2020 Nagaoka trials (Echigo Hillside Park)