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'MORsno' rose Description
'Snow Twinkle ™ (Miniature, Moore, 1987)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Joan E. Richardson
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Miniature.
Registration name: MORsno
Exhibition name: Snow Twinkle ™ (Miniature, Moore, 1987)
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1987).
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
White or white blend.  Mild fragrance.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Breeder's notes:
Per "official Sequoia documentation" the seed parent of this rose is Mr. Moore's 1-72-1. The listing here is not in error, it just lists the cross instead of the specific rose. Kim Rupert
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: 899  on  8 Nov 1994
Application No: 899  on  11 Dec 1992
 
United States - Patent No: PP 6,822  on  30 May 1989   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  25 Jan 1988
Notes:
According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made October 12, 1992 and granted August 11, 1994 (PVR Grant No. 899). The breeder's Reference for this rose is Morsno. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'Snow Twinkle'. This PVR Grant expires August 11, 2017.
Snow Twinkle was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.