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• RADcor

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Orange-pink Shrub.
Registration name: RADcor
Exhibition name: Rainbow Knock Out ®

Bred by William J. Radler (United States, before 2005).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 2007 as 'Rainbow Knock Out'.

Shrub.  

Orange-pink.  Deep coral pink with yellow center.  None / no fragrance.  5 to 7 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  

Bushy, compact.  Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 35" (60 to 90cm).  

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for beds and borders, garden or landscape.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, rust 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.  

The petioles emit the distinctive sweetbriar smell of the moss roses when slightly pressed.

Very resistant.to rose midge.

United States - Patent No: PP 17,346  on  9 Jan 2007   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/152,247  on  15 Jun 2005

Triploid

Ploidy supplied by David Zlesak.