'Deb's Delight' Rose

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'Deb's Delight' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LEGsweet

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Floribunda.
Registration name: LEGsweet
Exhibition name: Deb's Delight

Origin:

Bred by Bill Le Grice (United Kingdom, 1983).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Moderate fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

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

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. 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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Tip-Top (polyantha, Lambert, 1909) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Named for the actress Deborah Barnes.

Deb's Delight was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.