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'Fragrant Wave ™' rose Description
'Fragrant Wave ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACzeeze
Exhibition name: Fragrant Wave ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 1999).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2005 as 'Fragrant Wave'.
Class:
Floribunda.   (Series: New Generation Roses ® Collection)  
Bloom:
White.  Strong, honeysuckle fragrance.  up to 20 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,664  on  20 Jun 2006   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/969,690  on  19 Oct 2004
Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Agoura Hills, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of floribunda rose plant named `JACzeeze` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling (Sexy Rexy.tim...es.unnamed red seedling), with the variety `Vie en Rose` (not patented).... Observations made of plants commencing at four years of age in a garden environment at Somis, Calif., from January 2003 to August 2004
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