'Purple Prince ®' Rose

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'Purple Prince ®' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• INTerpur

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: INTerpur
Exhibition name: Purple Prince ®

Origin:

Bred by G. Peter Ilsink (Netherlands, 1993).
Introduced in Netherlands by Interplant BV in 1991 as 'Purple Prince'.

Class:

Floribunda, Florists Rose.

Bloom:

Mauve or purple blend. Mild fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 22" (55cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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:

Australia - Application No: 1993/249 on 1993 VIEW PBR PATENT

United States - Patent No: PP 9,689 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Back in 1997, Dennis Brancato found this rose at Ontario Orchards in Oswego, New York. He reports this is a very full rose that starts off as a rich purple color with a yellow center and turns to a "chocolate-brown" as the rose nears its end.