Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Saucer-shaped
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Extra Color Info: Mauve and pink
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Harkness, 1967
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and white
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: Belfast Gold Medal 1969
Parentage: Pink Parfait x Baby Faraux

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Escapade'
  • 'HARpade'

Common names
  • Rose
  • Floribunda Rose

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Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-07-22
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-08
Location: Poland. From my collection.
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-07-21
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 10/5/2010
Smells vaguely like grape koolaid.  Good rebloom, very vigorous g
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-04-01
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-03-29
Zone 9b. The companion plant is Baby Marguerite (Mauranthemum pal
Photo by zuzu
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2007-10-29
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: Denver Metro, CO
Date: 2011-06-12
My Escapade, bareroot from Roses Unlimited, planted 2009
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: Poland. From my collection.

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-20

credit: Noumenon
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Comments:
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Jan 23, 2012 11:29 AM concerning plant:
    Bought this as a bareroot 2009 from Roses Unlimited. Smells wonderful of old rose, very strong scent. I heavily mulch, but this has been a strong rose as far as winter-survival. Fairly bushy, light green leaves.

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