'Oso Happy Smoothie' Rose

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'Oso Happy Smoothie' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of zlesak

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Smoothie (polyantha, Zlesak, 2004/11)
• ZLEcharlie

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by David Charles Zlesak (United States, 2004).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2011 as 'Oso Happy Smoothie'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Deep pink, magenta or violet - with white center. Mild, spice fragrance. up to 5 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders or container rose.

Patents:

Canada - Application No: 11-7372 on 22 Sep 2011

Application withdrawn on November 7, 2014.

United States - Patent No: PP 23,456 on 12 Mar 2013 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/317,910 on 1 Nov 2011

Inventors: Zlesak; David Charles (St. Paul, MN)
The pollination occurred in late spring 2004....ZLECharlie’ was originated by me by crossing two of my unnamed, unreleased seedling selections. The female parent of ‘ZLECharlie’ is a seedling selection designated 2002-22 and the male parent is a selection designated Poly A.

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

2002-22 × Poly A

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