'Velvet Touch ™' Rose

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'Velvet Touch ™' rose Description

My HMF:

'Velvet Touch ™ (miniature, Saville, 1993)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of twilightsrose

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• SAVavel

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Miniature.
Registration name: SAVavel
Exhibition name: Velvet Touch ™

Origin:

Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, 1993).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 1994 as 'Velvet Touch'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Red. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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 8,919 on 4 Oct 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT

A new miniature rose with red flowers of good form.

Inventors:	Saville; F. Harmon (Rowley, MA)
Assignee:	Nor'East Miniature Roses, Inc. (Rowley, MA)

Parentage:

Rainbow's End ™ × Acey Deucy ™

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