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'Barbie' rose Description

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Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Barbie (floribunda, Swim & Ellis, 1977)
Origin:
Bred by A.E. & A.W. Ellis (United States, 1977). Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1977).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1977 as 'Barbie'.
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Mild, tea fragrance.  40 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Small, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  Small, glossy, medium green foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: mildew resistant.  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 4,723  on  26 May 1981   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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