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'Sweet Diana' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Deep yellow Miniature. Registration name: SAVadianaExhibition name: Sweet Diana
Bloom:
Deep yellow, lemon-yellow undertones. None to mild fragrance. 20 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact, rounded, upright, well-branched. Matte, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 14" to 20" (35 to 50cm). Width: 1' to 16" (30 to 40cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, hanging basket or specimen. Flowers drop off cleanly. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot . Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,797 on 2 Jul 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/303,485 on 25 Nov 2002 Inventors: Saville; John (Newburport, MA)
Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
This new variety was created in a greenhouse in Rowley, Mass. by crossing the following two rose plants: The seed parent is `MORpoly` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,453). The pollen parent is `LAVjun` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,859).... miniature rose plant as observed on 4 and 5 year old plants grown in containers, indoors under plastic, in Essex County, Massachusetts.
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