'Tara Allison' Rose

	Description		Photos		Lineage		Awards		References		Member Ratings		Member Comments		Member Journals		Cuttings		Gardens		Buy From

'Tara Allison' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jennifer & Jim Hughes

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MACwaiwer
• Tara (miniature, McGredy 1980)

HMF Ratings:

19 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Miniature.
Registration name: MACwaiwer
Exhibition name: Tara Allison

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1980).
Introduced in United States by Justice Miniature Roses Archive as 'Tara Allison'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Orange or orange-red. Scarlet. Geranium-red. Mild fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Small, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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.

Breeder's notes:

Tara Alison - Macwaiwer. Nicknamed Waiwera

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 488 on 8 Aug 1989
Application No: ROS269 on 5 Nov 1987

Trade Name: Tara. PVR Terminated: August 4, 1995.

Parentage:

Wanaka ® × Eyepaint ®

Notes:

Justice Miniature Roses says this rose, named for Tara Allison Justice, is a semi-double, somewhat like a geranium blossom, brilliant orange red... it doesn't like extremes of heat or cold...