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'Mr. Bluebird' rose Description
'Mr. Bluebird (Miniature, Moore, 1960)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of viscount89
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
33 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.
Registration name: Mr. Bluebird (Miniature, Moore, 1960)
Exhibition name: Mr. Bluebird
Origin:
Discovered by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1960).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1962 as 'Mr. Bluebird'.
Class:
China / Bengale, Miniature.  
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend.  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 1.75".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b.  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:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Per official Sequoia Nursery plant information, Mr. Bluebird is an (open pollinated) self seedling of Old Blush. Mr. Moore always considered it as Old Blush X Old Blush.
 
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