Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Extra Color Info: Apricot, aging to cream
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Ping Lim, 1996
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Apricot blend
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Singin' in the Rain x R93412
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Centennial Rose'
  • 'BAIcent'
  • 'Centennial'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16

Bud Just Beginning To Open
Photo by chelle
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-16
Untreated - new leaves.
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by chelle
Photo by chelle

Halfway Open
Photo by chelle
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-16
Upper two-thirds of this plant nearly thorn-free. This makes for
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-16
Lower third of plant has a few thorns.
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by chelle
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-26

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