'Sweet Caroline' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
ARS:
Red blend Miniature. Registration name: MICarolineExhibition name: Sweet Caroline
Bloom:
Red and white. None / no fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. High-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b 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:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Nor'East Miniature Roses says Sweet Caroline™ has high-centered exhibition-quality blooms of white with a red edge... Bridges Roses 2000 Catalog says 'Sweet Caroline' has blooms of good form which are white edged in deep pink on a slightly spreading strong plant.... There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 27).
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