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'Morning Magic ™' rose Description
'Morning Magic ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
18 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Light pink Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: RADmor
Exhibition name: Morning Magic ™
Origin:
Bred by William J. Radler (United States, 1993).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2008 as 'Morning Magic'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Light pink, apricot shading.  None / no fragrance.  10 to 14 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, climbing, upright.  Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for landscape or pillar.  Hardy.  very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very blackspot resistant..  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,433  on  11 Nov 2008   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/907,285  on  10 Oct 2007
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `Radsbs` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was a salmon-colored Rugohybrid of the `Radspot` variety (non-patented in the United States). The `Radspot` variety is a seedling of the `Radbrite` variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,391). The parentage of the new variety can be summarized as follows: `Radsbs`.times.`Radspot`.
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Parentage:
Notes:
Source: Will Radler in Morning Magic' comments Oct 17, 2016:
Morning Magic (93-194.2) = (86-37.1 x 86-23.4)

Ploidy determination: David Zlesak.