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'WEKmoomar' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
32 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Pink, cream reverse. Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. 26 to 33 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 4'1" to 4'7" (125 to 140cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Very vigorous. 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,872 on 31 Mar 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/986,368 on 20 Nov 2007 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `WEKcryland` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,384) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `WEKsunspat` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,398)..... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif
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