'Moonwalker' Rose

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'Moonwalker' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Dzejna's garden

Availability:

Breeding stock only

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Dzejna Valentic (United States, 2005).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Orange blend. Coral-orange upper, coral reverse. Mild to strong, fruity fragrance. 26 to 40 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a through 8b. Can be used for cut flower, garden, hedge or shrub. Can be grown as a shrub. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot . 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. Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.

Breeder's notes:

This rose was named after a very old wild rose that my Mom nicknamed Moonwalker 35 years ago. She'd say: "it just gleams in the moonlight..." this rose had that same "gleam" and fruity fragrance and that's the story of Mom and Moonwalker.

Dzejna Valentic

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Unnamed Seedling × Camelot (grandiflora, Swim & Weeks, 1964)
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Excellent hardy rose! Blooming almost non stop, the bush is vigorous and resists BS very well.