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'Fabulous! ™' rose Description
'Fabulous! ™ (floribunda, Zary, 1998)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of RoseBlush
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
JACrex
HMF Ratings:
31 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACrex
Exhibition name: Fabulous! ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 2000 as 'Fabulous!'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2002 as 'Fabulous!'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
White or white blend.  Mild to strong fragrance.  40 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, reflexed, scalloped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, medium green, dense, leathery foliage.  

Height: 42" to 4' (105 to 120cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot .  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 - Patent  on  22 Nov 2004
Application No: 2004/221  on  29 Jul 2004   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 12,130  on  9 Oct 2001   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/405,427  on  22 Sep 1999
Floribunda rose plant named JACrex
Keith W. Zary, Thousand Oaks, California
Parentage: 'Iceberg' x MACrexy
... having a vigorous, upright plant habit; good disease resistance; ability to grow well in its own roots; glossy foliage; and large, open clusters of many petaled white flowers... Blooming habit: Continuous... Bloom size: Medium. Average open size is 3 to 31/2 inches... Average stem length is about 14--18 inches... Number of petals under normal conditions: 40-50... Slight fragrance... Lastingness: On the plant: Fair (about five to six days). As a cut flower: Fair (about six days)... At maturity, height is 48 inches, width is 36 inches... Resistant to mildew and rust; susceptible to blackspot under normal growing conditions...
Notes:
spanishfli provided Parentage Info ('Sexy Rexy' x 'Iceberg') from the San Jose Heritage Garden catalog. The United States Patent says those parents are reversed.