'Let Freedom Ring ™' Rose

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'Let Freedom Ring ™' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Michael Garhart

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 2005 Better Homes & Gardens Rose
• The Mandalay Rose
• WEKearman

HMF Ratings:

36 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WEKearman
Exhibition name: Let Freedom Ring ™

Origin:

Bred by Ernest Jr. Earman (United States, before 2002).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2006.
Introduced in Australia by Wagner's Rose Nursery in 2017 as 'The Mandalay Rose'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. (more red in cool conditions) [Nearly black buds, strawberry-red blooms]. Moderate, tea fragrance. 24 to 32 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long sepals buds.

Habit:

Tall, upright. Medium, matte, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 5¼' to 6¼' (160 to 190cm). Width: 20" to 26" (50 to 65cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.

Breeder's notes:

Long stems; excellent flower form, light red color

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 17,821 on 19 Jun 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/292,852 on 1 Dec 2005

Inventors: Earman, Jr.; Ernest (Alexandria, VA)
Assignee: Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. (Upland, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `TOBone` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,633) and as its pollen parent the variety known as `KRIcarlo` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,165)....description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of October.

Parentage:

Prima Donna ™ (grandiflora, Shirakawa 1984) × Touch of Class ™

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