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'SUNscent' rose Description
'Scentasia' rose photo
Photo courtesy of MargoJH
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light yellow Miniature.
Registration name: SUNscent
Exhibition name: Scentasia
Origin:
Bred by Frank Bart Schuurman (New Zealand, before 1996).
Introduced in New Zealand by Franko Roses New Zealand Ltd. in 1997 as 'Scentasia'.
Class:
Floribunda, Miniature, Patio.  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Cream. Creamy lemon.  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Few or no prickles/thorns, spreading.  Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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:
Australia - Application No: 1997/218  on  1997   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 1096  on  27 May 1996
Notes:
Finegand Nursery says this rose is white with a cream center...
Scentasia