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'Star Quality' rose Description
'Star Quality' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
1 favorite vote.  
ARS:
Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Somsmoko
Exhibition name: Star Quality
Origin:
Bred by Rob Somerfield (New Zealand, before 2002).
Introduced in New Zealand by Glenavon Roses Ltd. in 2006 as 'Star Quality'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Smoky pink. Coral salmon pink. Fading. ..  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact, rounded, spreading.  Large, matte, light green foliage.  

Height: 32" to 35" (80 to 90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, 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.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Source: Star Quality
 
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