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'Lilibet' rose Description
'Lilibet' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Lilibet
Origin:
Bred by Robert V. Lindquist (United States, before 1953).
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. in 1953 as 'Lilibet'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1955 as 'Fairy Princess'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Light pink.  Spice fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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 1,209  on  4 Aug 1953   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Source: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/baranoie/c/0000006888
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