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'Gentle Giant ™' rose Description
'Gentle Giant ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
38 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WEKrigoyelo
Exhibition name: Gentle Giant ™
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2003).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2007 as 'Gentle Giant'.
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007 as 'Gentle Giant'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Deep pink, purple shading.  Mild, fruity, tea fragrance.  23 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched.  Large, matte, medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  Width: 26" to 33" (65 to 85cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or specimen.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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:
Very long stems, very large flowers of good form, light green leaves.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,536  on  4 Mar 2008   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/594,664  on  6 Nov 2006
Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `DORviso` (not patented) and has an undisseminated seedling of my creation as its pollen parent with the following genetic origin Seedling.times.`O Sole Mio`.... description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of September
Notes:
Color: Pink Blend, cerise pink with a yellow base upper, same reverse.