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'English Perfume ™' rose Description
'English Perfume ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
22 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: JAClewt
Exhibition name: English Perfume ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1999 as 'English Perfume'.
Class:
Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend.  Strong, damask, old rose fragrance.  35 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, quartered, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 2' to 5½' (60 to 165cm).  Width: 42" (105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew.  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) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 12,220  on  27 Nov 2001   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 455225  on  6 Dec 1999
Hybrid tea rose plant named JAClewt
Keith W. Zary, Thousand Oaks, California
Parentage: AROpoiz x JACpurr
... upright growth and attractive lavender flowers on long stems having a strong, damask fragrance... Bloom Size: Large. Average open size is four inches... Stems: Strength: Strong. Average length is about 18 to 22 inches... Number of petals under normal conditions: 35... Lastingness: On the plant: Fair (about six or seven days). As a cut flower: Fair (about seven or eight days)... At maturity, height is 5 to 51/2 feet, width is 31/2 feet... Susceptible to mildew and blackspot, resistant to rust under normal growing conditions...
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