'Thomas Affleck' Rose

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'Thomas Affleck' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of jim1961

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

33 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Shrub.
Registration name: Thomas Affleck
Exhibition name: Thomas Affleck

Origin:

Bred by Mike Shoup (United States, before 1996).
Introduced in United States by Antique Rose Emporium (Brenham, Texas) in 1996 as 'Thomas Affleck'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Pioneer)

Bloom:

Deep pink. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 3.5". Large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for garden, hedge, landscape or shrub. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.

Breeder's notes:

Named for a 19th century nurseryman whose nursery was just a few miles away from the ARE nursery.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Carefree Beauty × Basye's Blueberry

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