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'Good Samaritan' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Nicole Piehl
HMF Ratings:
34 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
Bloom:
Fuchsia / magenta. Mild, spice fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched. Large, glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Width: up to 32" (up to 80cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Heat tolerant. 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:
Australia - Patent No: AU3673P on 18 Dec 2008 Application No: 2007/072 on 9 Mar 2007 VIEW PBR PATENTFirst sold in USA in Dec 2005. United States - Patent No: PP 16,498 on 2 May 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/969,257 on 19 Oct 2004 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Agoura Hills, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `JACtourn` which was originated by me by crossing the variety `JACient` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,725), with the variety `MACtrum` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,297)..... Observations made of plants commencing at four years of age in a garden environment at Somis, Calif., from January 2003 to August 2004
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