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'Brat Roger' rose Description
'Frere Roger' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Lukasz Rojewski
Availability:
Pending registration
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Frere de Taize ®,  Roj11AMgCon
Exhibition name: Frere Roger
Origin:
Bred by Łukasz Rojewski (Poland, 2011).
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
White to cream, blush .  None to mild, spice fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, decorative, long buds.  
Habit:
Arching.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 1' to 22" (30 to 55cm).  Width: 10" to 18" (25 to 45cm).
Growing:
Can be used for beds and borders or container rose.  Hardy.  flowers drop off cleanly.  plant in partial shade for best color.  rain tolerant.  shade tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , rust 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..  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Breeder's notes:
Hybrid r.kordesii, floribunda. It grows well on own roots.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
This rose has been named to honor the memory of Roger Louis Schutz Marsauche - he was born on 12 May 1915 in Switzerland. Frere Roger was a founder of The Ecumencial Community in Taize,(village in the south of Burgundy). Brother Roger died by tragic death, murdred during the prayer on 16 August 2005.
 
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