'Pink Heather' Rose

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'Pink Heather' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Miniature.

Origin:

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1959).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive as 'Pink Heather'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1962 as 'Pink Heather'.

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Light pink. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 10" to 1' (25 to 30cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,082 on 29 Aug 1961 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 29 Aug 1960

Parentage:

seed:	0-47-19
pollen:	Violette (Hybrid Multiflora, Turbat, 1921) × Zee

Notes:

The seed parent, 0-47-19 = Rosa wichurana Crépin × Floradora