'Arctic Blue ™' Rose

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'Arctic Blue ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of John Paloy

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKblufytirar

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: WEKblufytirar
Exhibition name: Arctic Blue ™

Origin:

Bred by Christian Bédard (United States, before 2015).
Introduced in United States by Spring Hill Nurseries in 2017 as 'Arctic Blue'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Lavender, white reverse. Mild, fruity, sweet fragrance. 33 to 55 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

Can be used for beds and borders or cut flower. Drought resistant. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 30,951 on 22 Oct 2019 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 16/350,472 on 19 Nov 2018

Inventors: Bedard; Christian (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Applicant: Early Morning, LLC Pomona CA
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `PEJamblu` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,325) and a non-disseminated seedling of my creation as its pollen parent with the following genetic origin `Ebb Tide` x `Rabble Rouser`. ... 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 November

Parentage:

seed:	Blue For You (Floribunda, James 2001)
pollen:	Ebb Tide ™ (floribunda, Carruth 2001) × Rabble Rouser ™ (shrub, Horner 1998)

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