Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Lim and Twomey, 1991
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: Pink
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 16,993
Parentage: 3901D x Iceberg

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Grandma's Blessing'
  • 'BAIing'
  • 'Grandma's Blues'

Trade name information:
Series: Easy Elegance
Cultivar name: 'Grandma's Blessing'
Common names
  • Rose

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Location: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain, Goffstown NH
Date: July 2, 2022

photo credit: Captain-tucker
Location: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain, Goffstown NH
Date: July 2, 2022

Date: 2014-12-10
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
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Grandmas Blessing by Pattyw5 Dec 10, 2014 4:32 PM 0

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