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'Love Song' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
44 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda. Registration name: WEKstamedaExhibition name: Love Song
Bloom:
Lavender. None to mild, citrus fragrance. 50 to 65 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid, rounded buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, rounded, upright. Large, matte, medium green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 4¼' to 4'11" (130 to 150cm). Width: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 24,743 on 12 Aug 2014 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 13/694,324 on 19 Nov 2012 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 {Stainless Steel×(Blueberry Hill×Stephen's Big Purple)}×Sunset Celebration and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘WEKblunez’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,572)...The branches used for the photograph came from 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Pomona, Calif. in the month of September.
Notes:
Compare:
2004 Lovesong CLElovsng. Clements. Light pink shrub. Strong fragrance
2011 Love Song WEKstameda. Carruth. Mauve lavender floribunda. None to moderate scent.
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