New and Unread Tree-Mails
| 'Purple Heart' |
| 'WEKbipuhit' |
| 'Marie Osmond' |
| 'New Age' |
| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | Cupped |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Mauve and mauve blend |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Floribunda |
| Extra Color Info: | Mauve-Pink |
| Growth Habit: | Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Misc: | Thornless or almost thornless |
| Hybridizer & year: | Tom Carruth, 1999 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 5 and warmer |
| 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 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Mauve |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Parentage: | Stephens' Big Purple x International Herald Tribune |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
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