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'Light of Day ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Heirloom Roses, Inc. (USA)
ARS:
Medium yellow Floribunda. Registration name: SAVibundaExhibition name: Light of Day ™
Bloom:
Light yellow. Mild fragrance. 31 to 40 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 42" to 4½' (105 to 135cm). Width: 28" to 3' (70 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Very hardy. flowers drop off cleanly. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very mildew resistant. 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 grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection). Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,796 on 6 May 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/514,661 on 1 Sep 2006 Inventors: Saville; Lillian (Peabody, MA), White; Wendy (Ipswich, MA)
Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
This new variety was created by Lillian Saville under controlled conditions in a greenhouse in Rowley, Mass., in June of 1996 by artificially pollinating the seed parent `MORpoly` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,453) with pollen from `KORresia` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,509, expired).
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