'Amy Grant' Rose

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'Amy Grant' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy

Synonyms:

• TUCkamy

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Mini-Flora.
Registration name: TUCkamy
Exhibition name: Amy Grant

Origin:

Bred by Robbie Tucker (United States).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 1999 as 'Amy Grant'.

Class:

Mini-Flora.

Bloom:

Light pink. Mild fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 12,270 on 11 Dec 2001 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 476812 on 3 Jan 2000

Miniature rose plant named TUCkamy
Robert T. Tucker, Franklin, Tennessee
Parentage: 'Loving Touch' x 'White Masterpiece'
Commercial synonym: Amy Grant
... primarily identified by its light pink buds and flowers, hybrid tea form and glossy dark green foliage... moderately thorny... Medium fragrance... an average height by 14-24 inches... Bloom size: Medium to Large for a dwarf-type rose; Average open size is 2 to 3 inches across... Petalage: Double; Number of petals under normal conditions: 17-25... Sets Hips readily...

Parentage:

Loving Touch ™ × White Masterpiece

Notes:

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 22).

Nor'East Miniature Roses is donating 50-cents for every Amy Grant rose they sell to support the operation of The Target House at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.