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'JACiraps' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Natalie King's Garden
Bloom:
Pink blend, white reverse. Mild to strong, fruity, spice fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3". Small, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 14" to 18" (35 to 45cm). Width: 18" to 20" (45 to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 12,113 on 2 Oct 2001 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 455226 on 6 Dec 1999 Miniature rose plant named JACiraps
John K. Walden, Burlington, Washington
Parentage: JACimin x Unnamed seedling (Seedling x MORpints)
... having compact plant habit; novel, bright pink and white, bicolor flowers, the petals each having a yellow color spot on their lower portions which present a multi-pointed star shape in the center of a flower when it first opens; slight, sweet, spicy fragrance; and dark green, glossy foliage, resistant to powdery mildew, blackspot and rose rust... Dwarf, compact habit (14 to 18 inches tall and 18 to 20 inches wide... Blooming habit: Continuous... Average open bloom size is 21/2 inches... Average stem length is about six to eight inches... Number of petals under normal conditions: 15 to 20... Lastingness: On the plant: Fair (about five to six days). As a cut flower: Not tested... Resistant to mildew, blackspot and rust under normal growing conditions...
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