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'Gala' rose Description
'Gala (miniature, Saville, 1998)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep pink Miniature.
Registration name: SAVagala
Exhibition name: Gala
Origin:
Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, before 1998).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 2000 as 'Gala'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  None / no fragrance.  17 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Spreading, upright.  

Height: 15" to 20" (40 to 50cm).  Width: 15" to 20" (40 to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 10b.  Drought resistant.  Disease susceptibility: 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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,147,483,64  on  30 May 2002   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 9727064  on  11 Nov 2000
MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED 'SAVAGALA'
John Saville, Newburyport, Massachusetts
... magenta pink, double blooms of exhibition form, borne singly and in small sprays on a low growing, upright yet spreading, well branched plant... Parentage: SAVajinks x seedling... protection recommended through the winter in severe climates... 16-20 inches tall and spreading 20 inches or more... No fragrance... Bloom size when fully expanded: 1-1/2 to 2 inches... Petalage: 20 to 25... General Tonality: Magenta pink... Hips: Globular, up to .75 inches, differing shades of orange... Average resistance to black spot and downy mildew, no rust observed...
Notes:
Michael's Premier Roses says Gala has flowers in a dark mauve shade that picks up hand-painted darker edges as it ages...