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'English Perfume ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of bluebuster77
HMF Ratings:
23 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Grandiflora. Registration name: JAClewtExhibition name: English Perfume ™
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend. Strong, damask, old rose fragrance. 35 to 60 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, quartered, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 2' to 5½' (60 to 165cm). Width: 42" (105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew. 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 12,220 on 27 Nov 2001 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 455225 on 6 Dec 1999 Hybrid tea rose plant named JAClewt
Keith W. Zary, Thousand Oaks, California
Parentage: AROpoiz x JACpurr
... upright growth and attractive lavender flowers on long stems having a strong, damask fragrance... Bloom Size: Large. Average open size is four inches... Stems: Strength: Strong. Average length is about 18 to 22 inches... Number of petals under normal conditions: 35... Lastingness: On the plant: Fair (about six or seven days). As a cut flower: Fair (about seven or eight days)... At maturity, height is 5 to 51/2 feet, width is 31/2 feet... Susceptible to mildew and blackspot, resistant to rust under normal growing conditions...
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