'Twister' Rose

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'Twister' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MORtwister

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Red blend Miniature, Cl..
Registration name: MORtwister
Exhibition name: Twister

Origin:

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1997).

Class:

Climber, Miniature, Cl..

Bloom:

White blend, red stripes. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 1.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, climbing, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, hedge or shrub. Can be grown as a shrub. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.

Breeder's notes:

Per "official Sequoia documentation" the seed parent of this rose is Mr. Moore's 1-72-1. The listing here is not in error, it just lists the cross instead of the specific rose. Kim Rupert

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Little Darling × Yellow Magic (miniature, Moore 1970)
pollen:	Shadow Dancer (LCL, Moore 1998)

Notes:

Sequoia Nursery says this rose is a vigorous low climber that produces very double red and white striped flowers...