Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Mauve blend, fades to silver
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Jack E. Christensen, 1987
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Silverado'
  • 'AROgrewod'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
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Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-05-24
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Photo by zuzu
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-05-11
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-19
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: Sep 22, 2011 8:00 PM
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-07-10
Huge bloom on a teeny little cane.

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