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'JACpico' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Maila's Hawaiian Roses
HMF Ratings:
44 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD+.
Bloom:
White, pink edges, seashell-pink highlights. [White or white blend.]. None to mild fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, spreading, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.
Height: 42" to 4' (105 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 3,997 on 21 Dec 1976 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 05/632,762 on 17 Nov 1975
Notes:
A different parentage, 'Duftwolke' x John F. Kennedy', is mentioned in the 1980 reference.
Tate Rose Nursery says this rose often looks like porcelain, it is shaped so perfectly. It is one of their favorites but does require winter protection...
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