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'Fairy Queen' rose Description
'Fairy Queen (polyantha, Vurens/Spek, 1992)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of mieziwauzi
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
Medium red Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Fairy Queen
Origin:
Discovered by R.A. Vurens (Netherlands, circa 1992).
Introduced in Netherlands by Jan Spek Rozen BV in 1995 as 'Fairy Queen'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Dickson Nurseries Ltd. / Dickson Roses in 1999 as 'Fairy Queen'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2002.
Class:
Polyantha.  
Bloom:
Red.  Mild, apple fragrance.  24 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, very double, rounded bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Glossy, light green foliage.  

Height: 3' (90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1999/1932  on  17 May 1999   VIEW PBR PATENT
Notes:
Sport of 'The Fairy' is quoted in the references.