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'Intrigue' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Seil
HMF Ratings:
88 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda. Registration name: JACum
Bloom:
Mauve. Flowers reddish-purple. Strong fragrance. 36 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, flat, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, compact, upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: 30" to 5' (75 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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 5,002 on 22 Mar 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 06/299,980 on 8 Sep 1981 Rose plant 75-21023-JACUM
Inventor: William A. Warriner, Tustin, Calif.
Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Company, Medford, Oreg.
...originated by me by crossing the variety White Masterpiece, U.S. Plant patent No. 2,988, with the variety Heirloom, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,234. The variety name, Jacum, has been given to this variety.
Notes:
Also available as a 24" Patio Tree Rose from Jackson & Perkins in 1999.
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