'Vick's Caprice' Rose

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'Vick's Caprice' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Shinobu

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Caprice (hybrid perpetual, Vick, c.1889)

HMF Ratings:

38 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Vick's Caprice
Exhibition name: Vick's Caprice

Origin:

Discovered by James Vick (United States, before 1889).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1909 as 'Caprice'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Pink blend, light pink , white stripes, carmine-pink stripes. Moderate fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, few or no prickles/thorns, upright.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Hardy. very vigorous. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. Prune dead wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Archiduchesse Elizabeth d'Autriche

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