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'JACfrain' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Kit
HMF Ratings:
50 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Orange-pink, yellow undertones. Pink orange yellow blend upper; same reverse. Mild to strong, musk, sweet fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 32" (up to 80cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden or hedge. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , mildew resistant, rust resistant. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,571 on 16 Dec 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/998,693 on 29 Nov 2007 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
...originated by me by crossing the variety `AROfres` (not patented, seed parent), with the variety `MACivy` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,362, pollen parent).....Observations made from January 2006 to October 2007, from plants four years at completion of observations, growing in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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