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'Shocking Blue ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián
HMF Ratings:
39 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda. Registration name: KORblueExhibition name: Shocking Blue ®
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend. Magenta-lilac. Outer petal edges wavy. Reddish filaments. Smooth pedicel. Strong fragrance. up to 28 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.
Habit:
Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched. Large, leathery foliage.
Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 3,846 VIEW USPTO PATENTThis invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of rose plant of the floribunda class originated by me by crossing the cultivar Zorina, U. S. Plant Pat. 2,321, by the cultivar Silver Star, unpatented.....
[This Patent also says:] Parentage: Seed parent - Seedling of Zorina, US Plant Pat 2321. Pollen Parent - Silver Star.
Notes:
Zimbabwe patent application No. 8819 on April 25, 1988
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