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'Happy Thought' rose Description
'Happy Thought' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange-pink Miniature.
Registration name: Happy Thought
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1978).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 1978 as 'Happy Thought'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1981 as 'Happy Thought'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Flowers pink blended with coral and yellow.  Mild fragrance.  40 petals.  Medium, full (26-40 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy.  Small, glossy foliage.  

Height: up to 1' (up to 30cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,479   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
The seed parent, 0-47-19 = Rosa wichurana Crépin × Floradora