'Gala' Rose

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'Gala' rose Description

My HMF:

'Gala (miniature, Saville, 1998)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of DesertRose's Arizona Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• SAVagala

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: SAVagala
Exhibition name: Gala

Origin:

Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, before 1998).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 2000 as 'Gala'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Deep pink. None / no fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2". Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Spreading, upright.

Height: 15" to 20" (40 to 50cm). Width: 15" to 20" (40 to 50cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 10b. Drought resistant. Disease susceptibility: disease 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,147,483,64 on 30 May 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 9727064 on 11 Nov 2000

MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED 'SAVAGALA'
John Saville, Newburyport, Massachusetts
... magenta pink, double blooms of exhibition form, borne singly and in small sprays on a low growing, upright yet spreading, well branched plant... Parentage: SAVajinks x seedling... protection recommended through the winter in severe climates... 16-20 inches tall and spreading 20 inches or more... No fragrance... Bloom size when fully expanded: 1-1/2 to 2 inches... Petalage: 20 to 25... General Tonality: Magenta pink... Hips: Globular, up to .75 inches, differing shades of orange... Average resistance to black spot and downy mildew, no rust observed...

Parentage:

SAVajinks × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Michael's Premier Roses says Gala has flowers in a dark mauve shade that picks up hand-painted darker edges as it ages...