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'Crystalline ™' rose Description
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Photo courtesy of Armstrong Garden Centers Inc.
HMF Ratings:
45 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: ARObipyExhibition name: Crystalline ™
Bloom:
White. Moderate, spice, sweet fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.
Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Produces decorative hips. 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:
Australia - Application No: 1990/028 on 15 Feb 1990 VIEW PBR PATENTSynonym: Crystalline. Applicant: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. United States - Patent No: PP 6,714 on 4 Apr 1989 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 117615 on 5 Nov 1987 Inventor: Jack E. Christensen (Ontario, CA); Thomas F. Carruth (Canoga Park, CA). Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Somis, CA)... a new variety of hybrid tea identifed by its large white flowers with a hint of green along the midrib and pink on the margin of the outer guard petals... Parentage: 'Bridal Pink' x an unnamed grandiflora identified by Armstrong Roses of Somis, CA, as 78100-A-5... bears its flowers singly, sometimes two to three to a stem...
Notes:
Not the same rose as Valerie Swane, which is a different, patented cultivar bred by Jack Christensen and grown in Australia.
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