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'AROlala' rose Description
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Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
29 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: AROlala Exhibition name: Azure Sea
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend. Mild, spice fragrance. 28 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, leafy sepals, long buds.
Habit:
Medium, spreading, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Vigorous. produces decorative hips. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Mauve Hybrid Tea; broad petals; good growth; bushy; moderate height. (as per JC's website)
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,693 on 18 Mar 1986 VIEW USPTO PATENTA new hybrid tea rose for cut flower production and garden decoration,
having as its seed parent an undisseminated seedling from the cross [Angel
Face (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,792) .times. First Prize (U.S. Plant Pat. No.
2,774)] and as its pollen parent Lady X (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,691). The
new cultivar produces an abundance of well-formed flowers having a blended
lavender coloration, borne on strong stems of cutting length. The petals
are of heavy substance and hold up well in varying climates. The new
variety is an attractive, upright plant of medium height with vigorously
growing, deep green foliage.
| Inventors: |
Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA) | | Assignee: |
Armstrong Nurseries, Inc.
(Ontario,
CA)
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Notes:
Parentage listed is according to the breeder's information on his web site, See Breeder Info. Other sources list different parentages, see References.
Patent states (Angel Face X First Prize) X Lady X as parentage.
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