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'Sweet Fragrance' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kandituft
HMF Ratings:
50 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Grandiflora.
Bloom:
Apricot or apricot blend. Blend of orange, coral and yellow aging to salmon pink. Strong, rose, sweet fragrance. up to 35 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, classic hybrid tea bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden, hedge or landscape. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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 19,969 on 28 Apr 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/818,369 on 14 Jun 2007
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