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    'Katherine Loker' rose Description
    'Katherine Loker (Floribunda, Christensen Swim, 1978)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Matt's Northwest Florida Garden (Archive)
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • AROker
    HMF Ratings:
    21 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
    ARS:
    Medium yellow Floribunda.
    Registration name: AROker
    Exhibition name: Katherine Loker
    Origin:
    Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1978). Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1978).
    Class:
    Floribunda.  
    Bloom:
    Golden-yellow, ages to lighter.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  
    Habit:
    Few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy foliage.  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, mildew resistant.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 4,666  on  10 Mar 1981   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Parentage:
    Zorina × Dr. A.J. Verhage
    Notes:
    On his web site, Jack Christensen lists the parentage as Zorina x Golden Wave (another name for Dr. A.J. Verhage)...