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'Alfi ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Rosalindas84
HMF Ratings:
44 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Deep pink Miniature. Registration name: POUlfiExhibition name: Alfi ™, Alfie
Bloom:
Deep pink. None to mild fragrance. 40 to 45 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, compact, upright. Medium green foliage.
Height: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Vigorous. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,058 on 7 Jun 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENTA new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature Class is provided
which originated by crossing an unnamed and unpatented Miniature rose
seedling with the variety Harriet Poulsen (unpatented) of the Floribunda
Class. This new variety has a dwarf growth habit and abundantly forms
attractive bright fluorescent pink flowers which are semi-double and borne
in clusters. Plants of the new variety are particularly suited for growing
in planters or window boxes and also are well adapted to greenhouse
forcing.
| Inventors: |
Olesen; Mogens (Kvistgaard, DK), Olesen; Pernille (Kvistgaard, DK) | | Assignee: |
The Conard-Pyle Company
(West Grove,
PA)
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