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'Long Tall Sally' rose Description
Photo courtesy of ozrose
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub. Registration name: WEKajazoulExhibition name: Long Tall Sally
Bloom:
Light pink, purple shading, ages to cream . None to mild fragrance. 11 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, single to semi-double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Upright. Large, matte foliage.
Height: 4'11" to 8' (150 to 245cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU3359P on 17 Aug 2007 Application No: 2004/211 on 26 Jul 2004 VIEW PBR PATENT‘TWOadvance’ x unnamed seedling. ...Breeder: Tom Carruth, Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., Upland, CA, USA.
First sold in USA in Dec 2000. First Australian sale Sep 2003. United States - Patent No: PP 14,041 on 30 Jul 2001 VIEW USPTO PATENTThe patent application describes the parentage of the pollen parent as "an un-disseminated seedling of my creation," and "...the pollen parent bears small flowers of yellow coloration." It seems unlikely that the pollen parent is Rosa soulieana, although it might be a seedling of Rosa soulieana.
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