'Compassionate Friend' Rose

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'Compassionate Friend' rose Description

My HMF:

'Compassionate Friend (floribunda, Harkness, 1993)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HARzodiac
• The Compassionate Friends (floribunda, Harkness 1993)

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: HARzodiac
Exhibition name: Compassionate Friend

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1993).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1994 as 'The Compassionate Friends'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Light pink. Fruity, spice fragrance. 24 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' (60cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).

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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Memento ®

Notes:

Harkness Roses says 'The Compassionate Friends' has satin pink flowers that open to be large cupped blooms with wavy edged petals. They emit a spicy perfume...