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'Parky' rose Description
'Parky' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Safoya
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
25 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Origin:
Bred by Robert B. Harkness (United Kingdom, 2000).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 2007 as 'Parky'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by World Of Roses in 2007 as 'Guardian Angel'.
Class:
Floribunda, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Cream. [Apricot or apricot blend.].  Light orange and buff.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 3' to 47" (90 to 120cm).  Width: up to 30" (up to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders or garden.  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:
Australia - Patent  on  24 Aug 2010
Application No: 2010/041  on  1 Mar 2010   VIEW PBR PATENT
‘HARPRESTO’ was the resultant seedling from a cross between seed parent ‘Hardinkum’ and pollen parent ‘Ausmas’ in Jun 2000 in Hitchin, UK. ....Breeder: All work was carried out by or under the supervision of Robert Harkness, Director of Harkness New Roses LTD in Hitchin, UK.
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