New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Medium pink |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Floribunda |
| Growth Habit: | Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Mild |
| Hybridizer & year: | Eugene S. "Gene" Boerner, 1968 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 5 and warmer |
| Awards: | AARS: 1969 |
| 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: | 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 |
| Parentage: | Ginger x (Ma Perkins x Garnette Supreme) |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 10, 2013 11:51 PM Noted by Antique Rose Emporium: [ Reply to this comment | |
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