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'Gentle Giant ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Cori Ann - Norcal hot and dry 9b
HMF Ratings:
38 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: WEKrigoyeloExhibition name: Gentle Giant ™
Bloom:
Deep pink, purple shading. Mild, fruity, tea fragrance. 23 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched. Large, matte, medium green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 26" to 33" (65 to 85cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or specimen. 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 long stems, very large flowers of good form, light green leaves.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,536 on 4 Mar 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/594,664 on 6 Nov 2006 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `DORviso` (not patented) and has an undisseminated seedling of my creation as its pollen parent with the following genetic origin Seedling.times.`O Sole Mio`.... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of September
Notes:
Color: Pink Blend, cerise pink with a yellow base upper, same reverse.
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