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'Moonsprite' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Deborah Matthews
HMF Ratings:
29 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
Light yellow Floribunda. Registration name: Moonsprite Exhibition name: Moonsprite
Bloom:
Cream, golden-yellow center. Strong, tea fragrance. 60 to 100 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, globular, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, leafy sepals, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, bushy, spreading, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,450 on 17 Jan 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 492,817 on 7 Mar 1955 Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif.
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