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'Ginger' rose Description
'Ginger' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Alberta Bell's Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
BOEron
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: Ginger
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1962).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1962 as 'Ginger'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1966 as 'Ginger'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Orange - vermilion.  Coral pink.  Moderate fragrance.  28 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very double, cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 16" to 2' (40 to 60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,293  on  29 Oct 1963   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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