'Outta The Blue ™' Rose

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'Outta The Blue ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Natalie Bloxham-Arcola Gardens

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• WEKstephitsu

HMF Ratings:

53 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Shrub.
Registration name: WEKstephitsu
Exhibition name: Outta The Blue ™

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2000).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2000 as 'Outta The Blue'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Fuchsia / magenta, ages to darker . Strong, clove, spice fragrance. 40 to 50 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Very large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned, scalloped bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, spreading, upright. Medium, matte, medium green foliage.
Height of 3' to 5' (90 to 150 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 13,449 on 7 Jan 2003 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/981,228 on 15 Oct 2001

Parentage:

seed:	Stephens' Big Purple (Hybrid Tea, Stephens, 1985)
pollen:	International Herald Tribune × Hybrid of R. soulieana

Notes:

Armstrong Garden Centers describes the unusual coloring of this rose as rich magenta marked with yellow at the base and reverse of each petal. As the flowers fade, they turn into shades of lavender, blue and cream...

For clarification of Parentage, see References.