Rose of the Month

Rose of the Month- September 2010

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Miniflora

Photo- Dave Candler

This is a bright pink, red, yellow miniflora rose that provides an amazing amount of blooms. The photo above was taken on June 9, 2010 and is representative of bloom production for most of the summer. There is a high petal count, and the deep green foliage is quite disease resistant.   Hardy in Connecticut, and grows to 29 inches tall in my garden in Southeastern CT with little winter protection.  There are so many buds on a stem that produces great sprays, suitable for cutting.  Not easy to disbud for single-bloom exhibition, and you will sacrifice soooo many blooms!  The form is good, but not excellent for exhibiting.  The blooms will often stay As Cut if kept cool when traveling to a show.  Generally will not progress and blow open en route.

Give the plant plenty of room (think floribunda space, not MF), since it is a big plant.

Produced by Robbie Tucker, and available from Rosemania.

Assessment: Dave Candler