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'WEKphorn' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Munsinger & Clemens Gardens-Virginia Clemens Rose Garden
ARS:
Deep pink Shrub. Registration name: WEKphorn Exhibition name: Pink Home Run
Bloom:
Rose-pink. None to mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact, rounded. Medium, matte, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.
Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).
Growing:
Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 22,856 on 17 Jul 2012 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/807,485 on 7 Sep 2010 Inventors: Carruth; Thomas F. (Altadena, CA), Bedard; Christian (Brea, CA)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Shrub Rose. It was discovered outside in a cultivated field during the summer of 2007 in Wasco, Calif. as a whole plant natural occurring mutation of the variety known as ‘WEKcisbako’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,552).
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