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'Sierra Sunrise' rose Description
'Sierra Sunrise' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Miniature.
Registration name: MORliyel
Exhibition name: Sierra Sunrise
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1980).
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Yellow blend.  Mild fragrance.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,662   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made March 2, 1983 and granted September 20, 1984 (PVR Grant No. 238. The breeder's Reference for this rose is Morliyel. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'Sierra Sunrise'. This PVR Grant was surrendered September 20, 1995.
Sierra Sunrise was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.