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'Great News' rose Description
'Great News' rose photo
Photo courtesy of ThomasR
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
19 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Great News
Origin:
Bred by Edward Burton Le Grice (1902-1977) (United Kingdom, 1973).
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Fuchsia / magenta - purple, silver(y) reverse.  Strong fragrance.  36 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Full (26-40 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bronze-green foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 10b.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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