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'Kay Denise' rose Description
'Kay Denise' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Tiny Petals Miniature Rose Nursery Historic Archive
Synonyms:
TINkay
HMF Ratings:
31 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Miniature.
Registration name: TINkay
Exhibition name: Kay Denise
Origin:
Bred by Cecilia L. (Dee) Bennett (United States, 1995).
Introduced in United States by Tiny Petals Miniature Rose Nursery Historic Archive in 1996 as 'Kay Denise'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Pink blend, white reverse.  Strong fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 10b.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 10,946   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
This rose was named after the great grandaughter of the breeder, Dee Bennett.

Comments about this rose: This rose has had an excellent vase life for me. Nearly a month for blooms picked the third week of November.