'Wee Butterflies ™' Rose

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'Wee Butterflies ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Amy's Idaho Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Polyantha.
Registration name: Wee Butterflies ™
Exhibition name: Wee Butterflies ™

Origin:

Bred by Paul E. Jerabek (United States, 1989).

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Pink blend, white center. Mild fragrance. 5 petals. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" (75cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 10b. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

The Fairy × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Wee Butterflies has small, single, 5 petaled blooms of a lovely shade of bright, medium-pink, accentuated by a contrasting white eye. They are borne in sprays of 3 to 35 and cover the bush like a swarm of butterflies...