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'Soul Mate' rose Description
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Photo courtesy of Huyustus
HMF Ratings:
258 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Butter-yellow. Strong, anise, licorice fragrance. 30 to 45 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact, rounded. Medium, glossy, medium green, dense foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 28" to 33" (70 to 85cm). Width: 20" to 26" (50 to 65cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10a. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , very mildew resistant. 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.
Breeder's notes:
very abundant bloom, sweet licorice fragrance, very glossy foliage, old fashioned form, rounded bush
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU5073P on 13 Aug 2015 Application No: 2009/219 on 1 Sep 2009 VIEW PBR PATENTUnnamed seedling’ x ‘MACamster’ .... Breeder: Tom Carruth, Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc., Upland, CA, USA....First sold in USA in December 2006 as ‘Julia Child’; First sold in Australia in August 2009 as ‘SoulMate’ New Zealand - Patent No: 30945 on 12 Aug 2013 Application No: ROS973 on 19 May 2011 United States - Patent No: PP 18,473 on 5 Feb 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 1/523,832 on 19 Sep 2006 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It has an undisseminated seedling of my creation as its seed parent with the following genetic origin {(Voodoo.times.Rosa soulieana derivative).times.Summerwine}, and as its pollen parent the variety known as `MACamster` (not patented)..... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of August.
Notes:
Renamed 'Absolutely Fabulous’ in the UK
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