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Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.
Registration name: Mr. Bluebird (Miniature, Moore, 1960)
Exhibition name: Mr. Bluebird

Discovered by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1960).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1962 as 'Mr. Bluebird'.

China / Bengale, Miniature.  

Mauve or purple blend.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 1.75".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm).  

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.  

Per official Sequoia Nursery plant information, Mr. Bluebird is an (open pollinated) self seedling of Old Blush. Mr. Moore always considered it as Old Blush X Old Blush.