HelpMeFind Roses, Clematis and Peonies
Roses, Clematis and Peonies
and everything gardening related.
DescriptionPhotosLineageAwardsReferencesMember RatingsMember CommentsMember JournalsCuttingsGardensBuy From 
'Love Potion ™' rose Description
'Love Potion ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Bruce Martin
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
40 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACsedi
Exhibition name: Love Potion ™
Origin:
Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1993).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1994 as 'Love Potion'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend.  Strong, raspberry fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Thornless (or almost).  

Height: 35" to 4' (90 to 120cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Heat tolerant.  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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1995/025  on  1995   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 9,172  on  20 Jun 1995   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/281,253  on  26 Jul 1994
Inventor: Jack E. Christensen (Ontario, CA). Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR). A floribunda rose plant having upright, vigorous growth; fragrant, deep lavender flowers; healthy, dark green, glossy foliage; and floribunda growth habit... Parentage: unnamed seedling (a Miniature with hybrid teas in its background) x TINdilly (US Plant Pat. No. 6141)...
Notes: