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'Pretty Cupido' rose Description

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Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
Medium pink Miniature.
Registration name: RUIprett
Origin:
Bred by Antonius A. Pouw (Netherlands, 1992).
Introduced in Netherlands by De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. in 1998 as 'Pretty Cupido'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Pink.  None / no fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Compact, dense, rounded, spreading.  Medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 8" to 10" (20 to 25cm).  Width: 8" to 10" (20 to 25cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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:
Canada - Application No: 97-986  on  13 Feb 1997
Application withdrawn on August 23, 2002.
Breeder: H.C.A. de Groot, De Ruiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V., De Kwakel, Netherlands
 
United States - Patent No: PP 10,819  on  9 Mar 1999   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/888,346  on  3 Jul 1997
A distinctive cultivar of miniature rose plant named `Ruiprett`, characterized by its large bright pink flowers; medium green leaves; strong rooting habit; and excellent postproduction longevity and garden performance.... The new cultivar originated from a cross made by the inventor in 1992 of two unnamed proprietary seedlings.
Inventors: Pouw; Antonius A. (De Kwakel, NL)
Assignee: DeRuiter's Nieuwe Rozen B.V. (De Kwakel, NL)
Notes:
The initial cross for Pretty Cupido (RUIprett) was made in 1992 as part of a planned breeding program to develop pot rose varieties. The large bright pink flowers last about 12 days on the plant.