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"Minette - in commerce as" rose Description
Photo courtesy of Nijole
HMF Ratings:
24 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD.
Class:
Found Rose, Miscellaneous OGR, Species Cross, Turbinata.
Bloom:
Lilac - pink, ages to lighter . Strong fragrance. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Large, leafy sepals, pointed buds.
Habit:
Thornless (or almost). Light green foliage. 6 to 9 leaflets.
Height: up to 4'11" (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 9b. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
The rose currently sold as 'Minette' is identical to 'Rosa x suionum' in Scandinavia, to 'Dornenlose Kreiselrose' (thornless turbinata) in Germany and possibly to 'Banshee-Rose' in USA. The Swedish Rose Society recommends Minette for northern Sweden. Corn Hill Nursery says 'Minette' is perhaps the toughest, longest-lived of the albas. They still find this rose growing on abandoned farms untended for decades. It has healthy foliage and double light pink flowers that darken toward the center... . Vibert classed 'Minette' as a hybrid centifolia - see References
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