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'JACepirt' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy
HMF Ratings: 
41 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
GOOD+.
 
Bloom: White, pink stripes, salmon-yellow stripes.  Moderate, spice fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to flat, reflexed bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.   
Habit: Medium, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage.  
 Height: 5' (150cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  heat tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , mildew resistant, rust resistant.  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: Australia - Patent No: AU3674P  on  18 Dec 2008 Application No: 2007/074  on  9 Mar 2007   VIEW PBR PATENT First sold in USA in Dec 2004.   United States - Patent No: PP 13,089  on  15 Oct 2002   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application No: 09/779,075  on  7 Feb 2001 |