'Love' Rose

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'Love' rose Description

My HMF:

'Love (grandiflora, Warriner, 1977)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Betty Ann

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 71-5324 (JACtwin)
• JACtwin

HMF Ratings:

90 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Red blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: JACtwin
Exhibition name: Love

Origin:

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, before 1977).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1980 as 'Love'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Scarlet, white reverse. None / no, rose, opinions vary fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). 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.

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 325 on 5 Aug 1986
Application No: ROS183 on 26 Nov 1984

Breeder's Reference: 71-5324

United States - Patent No: PP 4,437 on 17 Jul 1979 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 05/920,361 on 29 Jun 1978

Inventor: Warriner, William A. (Tustin, California). Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Co. (Medford, Oregon)... cherry and white bicolored flowers with no fragrance, borne in long-stemmed clusters... Parentage: Unnamed variety x 'Redgold' (USPP003006). The primary objective was to produce a new grandiflora bearing multicolored or bicolored blooms.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Redgold

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