'Sweet Frances' Rose

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'Sweet Frances' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of North Houston Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Shrub.
Registration name: Sweet Frances
Exhibition name: Sweet Frances

Origin:

Bred by Mike Shoup (United States, before 2007).
Introduced in United States by Antique Rose Emporium (Brenham, Texas) in 2007 as 'Sweet Frances'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Apricot. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for garden or specimen.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Heritage ®
pollen:	Carefree Beauty × Mrs. Oakley-Fisher (Hybrid Tea, Cant, 1921)

Notes:

According to the Antique Rose Emporium website: "This lovely apricot rose was named for Frances Hobbs by our customer, Rebecca Franks who won our rose naming contest. She chose to name for her lovely mother who lives is DeRidder, LA."