'PEJamblu' Rose

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'PEJamblu' rose Description

My HMF:

'Blue For You (Floribunda, James 2001)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Kit

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Blue For You
• Ellerines Rose
• Honky Tonk Blues
• Pacific Dream ®

HMF Ratings:

118 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: PEJamblu
Exhibition name: Blue For You (Floribunda, James 2001)

Origin:

Bred by Peter J. James (United Kingdom, 2001).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Warner's Roses in 2007 as 'Blue For You'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Lilac, lighter reverse, ages to blue . A true old purple, with a blush to white centre,. None to mild, opinions vary fragrance. 13 to 26 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, semi-double to double, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 35" to 6'7" (90 to 200cm). Width: 47" (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden or hedge. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU3911P on 29 Oct 2009
Application No: 2007/185 on 19 Jul 2007 VIEW PBR PATENT

'PEJAMBLU’ was the resultant seedling from the cross between ‘ROGSCRIV’ syn. Natural Beauty (seed parent) and an unnamed seedling (pollen parent) in 2001.... ‘PEJAMBLU’ was bred by Mr Peter Joseph James 324 City Road, Tividale Oldbury West Midlands, UK
First sold in UK in Jul 2006.

European Union - Patent on 2006

New Zealand - Application No: ROS955 on 27 Oct 2009

United States - Patent No: PP 20,325 on 22 Sep 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/708,881 on 21 Feb 2007

A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named `Pejamblu` is characterized in compact upright bush having a mauve/lilac color flowers ageing to a slate blue and having a strong pleasant fragrance. The plant also benefits from a lengthy flowering period of repeated flowerings between spring and fall. The plant is tolerant of dry conditions and exhibits tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery mildew, Rust mildew, and Downey mildew.
Inventors: James; Peter (Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands, GB)

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

seed:	Natural Beauty (hybrid tea, Scrivens before 1998)
pollen:	Summer Wine (climber, Kordes before 1980) × SCRIVbell

Notes:

Ploidy checked by David Zlesak, December 14, 2013