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'Rock & Roll™' rose Description
'Coeur de Rockeur' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Maurice REYBAUD
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
46 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Red blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: WEKgobnez
Exhibition name: Rock & Roll™
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2006).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007 as 'Rock & Roll'.
Class:
Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Striped and splashed burgundy, red & white..  Strong, fruity, rose fragrance.  35 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Medium-large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, 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 cut flower or garden.  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 20,936  on  20 Apr 2010   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/290,414  on  30 Oct 2008
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