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'Lest We Forget' rose Description
'MATtzac' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: MATtzac
Origin:
Bred by Bob Matthews (New Zealand, 1998).
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Red.  Mild fragrance.  In large clusters, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Compact.  

Height: 31" (80cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, garden or hedge.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  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:
Lest We Forget is one of the new varieties being added to the RINZ Rose Display Trial at the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens in 1999.

Named for the New Zealand Returned Serviceman's Association.
 
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