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'WEKmeymo' rose Description
Photo courtesy of VAIrishRose
ARS:
Medium red Miniature. Registration name: WEKmeymo Exhibition name: Spring Fling ™
Bloom:
Scarlet - red, white center. Mild fragrance. 5 to 8 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Short, bushy, compact, well-branched. Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 28" to 42" (70 to 105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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.
Patents:
United States - Application No: 20080313779 P1 on 18 Dec 2008 Application abandoned
Miniature Rose Plant Named 'WEKmeymo'
Inventor: Meyer, Lawrence, Hazelwood MO
This new invention is a mutation of the miniature rose plant ?WEKcatlart' (United States Plant Pat. No. 12, 237)...This mutation was discovered and reproduced by Lawrence E. Meyer of Hazelwood, Mo, in October of 1999...
Notes:
Patent application was abandoned, possibly due to earlier registration of a similar sport ('Yoyo')
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