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'Ruby Slippers' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
HMF Ratings:
11 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Cherry-red to ruby-red. Mild, tea fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, spreading. Small, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm). Width: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for container rose, cut flower, garden or landscape. 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:
Shapely buds, nice clusters, stable color.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 15,066 on 3 Aug 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/687,058 on 15 Oct 2003 This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Miniature Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as `POUlclaus` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,063) and as its pollen parent an undisseminated seedling of my creation....The following description is of 3 to 4 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Upland, Calif. in the month of September.
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