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'Pure Hit ®' rose Description
'Pure Hit ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cass
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
White, near white or white blend Mini-Flora.
Registration name: POUldel
Exhibition name: Pure Hit ®
Origin:
Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1991). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1991).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 2006 as 'Pure Hit'.
Class:
Mini-Flora, Patio.   (Series: PatioHit ® Collection)  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  up to 30 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small buds.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact.  Small, glossy foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  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:
Australia - Application No: 1996/023  on  1996   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
Canada - Patent No: 0605  on  7 Apr 1999
Application No: 95-593  on  14 Aug 1995
Rights surrendered on July 28, 2008.
Denomination: 'POULdel'
Trade name: Pure Hit
 
European Union - Patent No: 295  on  2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950357  on  25 Jul 1995
Holder: Poulsen Roser ApS. Denomination approved: POULDEL.
First commercialisation in EU: December 11, 1991
Protection terminated on August 15, 2005.
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 1263  on  18 Jul 1997
Application No: ROS497  on  26 Apr 1994
 
United States - Patent No: PP 9,996  on  12 Aug 1997   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/606,895  on  21 Feb 1996
Inventors: Olesen; Mogens N. (Fredensborg, DK), Olesen; Pernille (Fredensborg, DK)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class which was originated by us by crossing the variety LENpi, unpatented, with an unnamed seedling.
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