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'28-68-28' rose Description
'Elegant Design' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe
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HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1968).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 1994 as 'Elegant Design'.
Class:
Floribunda, Moss, Moss - Modern.  
Bloom:
Pink blend.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  
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