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'Ideal' rose Description
'Ideal (polyantha, van Nes/Spek, 1920)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
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HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
Medium red Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Ideal
Origin:
Bred by P. Van Nes (Netherlands, before 1920).
Introduced in Netherlands by Jan Spek Rozen BV in 1920 as 'Ideal'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1924 as 'Ideal'.
Class:
Polyantha.  
Bloom:
Crimson - scarlet, darker shading.  Moderate fragrance.  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, globular bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Hardy.  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.  
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