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'MORtwister' rose Description
'Twister' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rev Roses
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
22 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Red blend Miniature, Cl..
Registration name: MORtwister
Exhibition name: Twister
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1997).
Class:
Climber, Miniature, Cl..  
Bloom:
White blend, red stripes.  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 1.5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, rosette bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, climbing, upright, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, hedge or shrub.  Can be grown as a shrub.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.  Remove unproductive wood every third year or so.  
Breeder's notes:
Per "official Sequoia documentation" the seed parent of this rose is Mr. Moore's 1-72-1. The listing here is not in error, it just lists the cross instead of the specific rose. Kim Rupert
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Sequoia Nursery says this rose is a vigorous low climber that produces very double red and white striped flowers...
 
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