Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Orange pink
Extra Bloom Info: Medium to large, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Coral-pink, with lighter reverse
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1986
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 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: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Waiheke'
  • 'MACwaihe'
  • 'Waikiki'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2023-08-25
Waiheke
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-06-01
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-05-23
This rose did great in hot 100 degree weather.
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Texas
Date: 2022-10-23
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: September 2011
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

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