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'Blastoff ™' rose Description
'Blastoff ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Calif Sue
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange blend Floribunda.
Registration name: MORflash
Exhibition name: Blastoff ™
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1993).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 1995 as 'Blastoff'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Scarlet - orange, white reverse.  None to mild, spice fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, quartered, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  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 9,405   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  18 Nov 1994
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