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'Solstice ®' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Light yellow Grandiflora. Registration name: JACzeyelExhibition name: Solstice ®
Class:
Grandiflora. (Series: New Generation Roses ® Collection)
Bloom:
Light yellow. Mild, spice fragrance. 40 to 45 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm). Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,099 on 12 Sep 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/139,322 on 27 May 2005 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Agoura Hills, CA)
....originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented yellow hybrid tea seedling, (AROkish, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,796.times.JACjel, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,438 (also known as `Sunbright`)) with an unnamed, unpatented red floribunda seedling (KORlima, not patented (also known as `Lilli Marleen`).times.TANweieke, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,844 (also known as `Showbiz`)).....Observations made from January 2003 to September 2004 from plants commencing at three years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
Patent application notes susceptible to blackspot and downy mildew under normal growing conditions.
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