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'Ann Moore' rose Description
'Ann Moore' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Natalie
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Miniature.
Registration name: MORberg
Exhibition name: Ann Moore
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1981).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 1981 as 'Ann Moore'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red.  Moderate fragrance.  28 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, rounded, upright, well-branched.  Small, semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 16" to 20" (40 to 50cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Hardy.  vigorous.  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.  Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,114   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Ann Elizabeth Moore was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 31 May 1909. She died in Visalia, California, 25 June 2000. Ann married Ralph S. Moore 4 June 1931. Her husband named this rose for her.