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'HelRou' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe
Class:
Hybrid Helena, Miniature.
Bloom:
Pink. None to mild fragrance. 5 to 7 petals. Small, single (4-8 petals), flat bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small buds.
Habit:
Bushy, compact, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched. Small foliage.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, rock garden, shrub or specimen. Flowers drop off cleanly. heat tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Prune lightly or not at all.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
This is a proprietary cross shared with me by A.C. Tunningley. It is a repeat blooming miniature. Why it repeats in the first generation is open to conjecture. It was the only seedling of this cross which offers repeat flowering.
It is evergreen in mild climates and free of prickles. It occasionally sets very small hips. I am utilizing it as a pollen parent to bring a source of R. helenae genes into my hybrids.
R. helenae is relatively hardy and free of disease. (Robert Neil Rippetoe 1-10-07)
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