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'Apricot Drift' rose Description
Photo courtesy of carlysuko
HMF Ratings:
26 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Apricot, ages to lighter . None to mild fragrance. 50 to 55 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Small, rounded buds.
Habit:
Short, bushy, spreading. Glossy, dark green, dense foliage. Height of up to 18" (up to 45 cm). Width of up to 16" (up to 40 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower, garden or ground cover. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Breeder's notes:
True dwarf ground cover rose Exceptional disease resistance Always in bloom Great shiny foliage
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 23,354 on 29 Jan 2013 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 12/662,244 on 7 Apr 2010 The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the ‘The Fairy’ variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was the product of the cross of the ‘Korwest’ variety (non-patented in the United States) and ‘Meiskaille’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,274). .The description is based on the observation of two-year-old plants during October while budded on Rosa froebelii understock and growing outdoors at Le Luc, Le Cannet des Maures, Var, France.
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