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• Wezlavn

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Mauve or mauve blend Grandiflora.
Exhibition name: Silver Star ®

Bred by O.L. Weeks (1912-2002) (United States, 2002).
Introduced in United States by Star Roses & Plants (Pennsylvania).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. as 'Silver Star'.

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  

Lavender.  None to mild fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden or landscape.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  

The strong repeat color, plant vigor and disease resistance, set this plant apart from most lavender roses.

United States - Patent No: PP 14,434  on  30 Dec 2003   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  22 Jul 2002

According to a Star Roses press release announcing the introduction of Silver Star in 2001, Silver Star was one of three new 2002 Star® Roses introduced to honor war heroes and support the World War II Memorial, along with Bronze Star and World War II Memorial Rose:

"The Silver Star®, ‘Wezlavn,’ is a rare lavender grandiflora with strong repeat bloom, plant vigor and exceptional disease-resistance. At a compact 4 to 5 feet, the Silver Starä has the best modern rose qualities: free-flowering and prolific blooms with the delicacy and medium-to-large size of a hybrid tea. Although it can be grown as a specimen much like a hybrid tea, this grandiflora rose makes an attractive hedge, screen, and background plant too."