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'Snowcone ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of sweezel
HMF Ratings:
20 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub. Registration name: JACwipetExhibition name: Snowcone ™
Bloom:
White. None / no fragrance. 5 to 6 petals. Average diameter 1". Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters, flat bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long buds.
Habit:
Short, compact, upright, well-branched. Small, glossy, dark green foliage. 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Width: up to 1' (up to 30cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,149 on 30 Oct 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/187,340 on 21 Jul 2005 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Agoura Hills, CA)
.... originated by me by crossing the variety `NOAtraum` (U.S. Plant Pat. No.7,282), with an unnamed white shrub seedling (not patented) (`POULcov` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,648).times.`POULcat` (not patented)).....Observations made from January 2003 to August 2004 from plants commencing at three years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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