Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Rosette
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Short, 18-36 inches, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Christian Bedard, 2008
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 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: 18-36 inches
Plant Spread: 18-36 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
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
Parentage: Wild Blue Yonder x ((Blueberry Hill x Stephens' Big Purple) x (Crystalline x Perfume Perfection))

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Sweet Madame Blue'
  • 'WEKwibscryper'
  • 'X145-D1'

Common names
  • Floribunda Rose
  • Rose

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Date: 2023-10-23

Date: 2023-06-23

Date: 2023-10-23

Date: 2023-06-24
Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: 2023-06-09
Taken at The Growing Place (Naperville, IL)
Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: 2023-06-09
Taken at The Growing Place nursery
Location: Balcony
Date: 2023-10-17
Location: My Garden
Date: 2023-10-11
Sweet Madame Blue

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