| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | Other: Rosette |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Mauve and mauve blend |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Grandiflora |
| Extra Color Info: | Deep magenta, overlaid with smoky-gray |
| Growth Habit: | Medium tall, 3 - 5 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Tom Carruth, 2013 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 5 and warmer |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| 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) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous Other: semi-gloss, dark green |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Bloom Size: | 4"-5" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Other: hardwood cutting |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Parentage: | Ebb Tide x Della Reese |
| woofie | On May 12, 2014 | Obtained plant Obtained from Chamblee's through Mamajack's Cubits Co-op |
| lovesblooms | On June 10, 2015 | Bloomed 1st blooms from 2014 own-root plant (co-op) |
| Zencat | On March 9, 2016 | Obtained plant |
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