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'Moonlight and Roses' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Jamie's New & Old Rose Garden
HMF Ratings: 
8 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
EXCELLENT.
 
ARS: Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.Registration name: BRIroseExhibition name: Moonlight and Roses 
Bloom: Lavender, rose-pink edges, lilac highlights.  Mild fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.   
Habit: Medium, bristly , few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  
 Height: 20" to 24" (50 to 60cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, 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.   
Patents: United States - Patent No: PP 11,531  on  26 Sep 2000   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application  on  19 Jan 1999 
Notes: There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 26). |