'Rainbow Sorbet ™' Rose

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'Rainbow Sorbet ™' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• BAIprez
• MEIbaiprez

HMF Ratings:

68 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: BAIprez

Origin:

Bred by Peter Ping Lim ：林彬 (United States, before 2002). Bred by Jerry F. Twomey (United States, before 2002).
Introduced in United States by Bailey's Plants & Farm in 2004 as 'Rainbow Sorbet'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow - orange, red edges. Mild, spice, tea fragrance. 18 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, flat to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact. Glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 41" to 4¼' (105 to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 16,408 on 4 Apr 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/900,315 on 28 Jul 2004

Inventors: Lim; Peter P. (Yamhill, OR), Twomey; Jerry (Leucadia, CA)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) of the new variety was the `Playboy` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the `Earth Song` variety (non-patented in the United States). .... The rose plants of the new variety were two years of age and were photographed on Jun. 10, 2004 while growing in a garden setting on `Dr. Huey` rootstock at West Grove, Pa., U.S.A.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Playboy ® × Earth Song

Notes:

Edged in deep pink, this golden yellow beauty blooms early and abundantly — and continues all season long. Remarkable disease-resistance and very winter hardy.