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'Lilac Charm' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe
HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Lilac Charm
Bloom:
Lilac, crimson stamens. Strong fragrance. 5 to 8 petals. Average diameter 4". Very large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.
Habit:
Compact, upright. Dark green foliage.
Height: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. 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 2,189 VIEW USPTO PATENTParentage:
"The present rose plant was produced originally by the crossing of an unnamed seedling as a seed parent and an unnamed seedling as the pollen parent. The parentage goes back to a generation raised before World War II. Rosa Californica and Lavender Pinocchio, Plant Patent No. 947, were introduced into the stream the third and second generation back."
Notes:
Parentage
Most accurately, parentage should be unnamed seedling x unnamed seedling.
The vague parentage disclosed in the patent cannot be accurately represented in a pedigree.
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