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'WEKswipufste' rose Description
'Sultry Night ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Bug_girl
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, before 2019).
Introduced in United States by Spring Hill Nurseries in before 2022 as 'Sultry Night'.
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Fuchsia / magenta, lighter reverse.  Moderate, citrus fragrance.  53 to 104 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, rounded.  Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9a.  Disease susceptibility: mildew resistant, rust resistant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 35,165  on  16 May 2023   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 17/803,806  on  30 Nov 2022
Inventor: Carruth, Thomas F., Altadena CA
his invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Shrub Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘MORchari’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,975) and a non-disseminated seedling of my creation as its pollen parent with the following genetic origin Wild Blue Yonder x [(Purple Heart x seedling) x Stephens' Big Purple (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,262, ‘Stebigpu’)]..... The branches used for the photograph came from 3- to 4-year-old rose plants of the new variety grown outdoors in Wasco, Calif. in the month of November.
Notes:
Source: Sultry Night

Two spellings of the code name are quoted in the 2022 reference.