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'Lady Diana' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy
HMF Ratings:
22 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Light pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: Joh, Lady Diana (hybrid tea, Hoy 1986)
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.
Bloom:
Light pink. Mild fragrance. 37 to 40 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, exhibition bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, well-branched. Medium, matte, medium green foliage.
Height: 5' (150cm). Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower, exhibition or garden. Produces decorative hips. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,360 on 4 Dec 1984 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/505,833 on 20 Jun 1983
Notes:
Jerry Strahle of Carlton Rose Nurseries describes this rose as soft pink, classic shape, with long stems and few thorns... The US Patent Application (No. US1983000505833) was filed June 20, 1983. The Patent was issued December 4, 1984. This rose is the result of a cross of 'Sonia' (USPP003095) x 'Caresse' (USPP003126). The cross was made in the Spring of 1976 and the first flower bloomed in the Fall of 1997. The flower lasts from 6 to 7 days in a vase. According to the Patent Abstract, this rose is intended for cut flower production... it produces medium large flowers of a soft clear shade of pastel pink in clusters of from 1 to 3.
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