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'Bonnie Babes' rose Description
'Perfume Perfection' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
60 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACshok
Exhibition name: Cotillion ™ (floribunda, Zary, 1999)
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. as 'Cotillion'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2011 as 'Bonnie Babes'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Lavender - pink.  Strong, lemon, sweet fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched.  Large, glossy, medium green, dense, leathery foliage.  

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Very hardy.  vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very 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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 11,562   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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