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'INTerlien' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Michel
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose.
Bloom:
Light pink. Mild fragrance. 35 to 50 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1991/011 on 23 Jan 1991 VIEW PBR PATENTSynonym: Evelien. Applicant: G.P. Ilsink, Interplant BV. United States - Patent No: PP 7,368 VIEW USPTO PATENTParentage information comes from the US Patent for INTerlien. The patent says this rose "combines the glossy foliage, pink flowers and long vase life of the female parent with the longer stems, flowers borne in clusters and vigor of the male parent." This rose has a vase life of from 7 to 9 days. The breeder's objective was to produce a new Floribunda that woudl be ideally suited for use as a cut flower spray rose.
Notes:
Jackson & Perkins Greenhouse Roses says Evelien makes beautiful pink sprays with excellent vase life. Some difference of opinion about Parentage, see References.
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