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'Harlequin ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: KORletteExhibition name: Harlequin ™
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend. Strong fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched. Leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Width: 42" to 4' (105 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 11,271 on 7 Mar 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 985288 on 4 Dec 1997 Inventor: Wilhelm Kordes (Sparrieshoop, DE) 1996. Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR). Hybrid tea having large, novel, bi-colored flowers of good petal count and strong fragrance... Parentage: 'Prima Ballerina' x 'Peace'... The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a new rose variety having the fragrance and long pointed buds of the female parent combined with the higher petal count, large flowers, and vigorous growth of the male parent.
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