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'Girl Scout' rose Description
'Girl Scout' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Socorro Roses
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: Girl Scout
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1961).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. as 'Girl Scout'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Strong fragrance.  50 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
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:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,090  on  12 Sep 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  15 Nov 1960
Notes:
The Girl Scouts was founded on March 12, 1912.