'Sachet ™' Rose

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'Sachet ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bill N Texas

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• SAVasach

HMF Ratings:

26 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.
Registration name: SAVasach
Exhibition name: Sachet ™

Origin:

Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, 1985).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses as 'Sachet'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Lavender, yellow stamens, darker center. None to mild, damask fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Small, long sepals, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, few or no prickles/thorns, spreading, upright, well-branched. Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 14" to 2' (35 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,967 on 5 May 1987 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 775038 on 11 Sep 1985

Rose plant named Savasach
F. Harmon Saville, Rowley, Massachusetts
... A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class, substantially as shown and described, characterized particularly by unusual spinel red flowers having dark yellow centers in the open bloom stage... Parentage: Seedling x 'Shocking Blue'... Bloom Size: Average size when fully expanded -- about 11/2 to 2 inches... Number of petals under normal conditions -- about 35... Petals drop off cleanly... Fragrance: Slight... Hips: None observed... Height: About 14 to 18 inches... Resistance to disease: Black spot -- average. Mildew -- average. Rust -- average... Requires ordinary winter protection in extreme climates...

Parentage:

seed:	Unknown × Yellow Magic (miniature, Moore 1970)
pollen:	Shocking Blue ® (Floribunda, Kordes, 1974)

Notes:

Justice Miniature Roses says this rose may be the most fragrant miniature yet...