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'Chérie' rose Description
'Petal Pushers ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of William
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: JACloose
Exhibition name: Petal Pushers ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2004).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2007 as 'Petal Pushers'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: Ultimate Rose ™ Collection)  
Bloom:
Pink.  Cotton-candy pink.  None to mild fragrance.  40 to 45 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Short, spreading.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 1' (up to 30cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or ground cover.  Vigorous.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,484   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/998,218  on  28 Nov 2007
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `JACloose` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed variety (unpatented, seed parent), with `TANotax` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,572, pollen parent). The seed parent is a cross, `MACminmo` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,319).times.82-01752 (unpatented)....Observations made from January 2005 to October 2007 of plants three years of age at the end of the observation period that were grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
Notes:
Light requirement: 4-6 sun hours