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'BENmjul' rose Description
'Ruby ™ (miniature, Benardella 2001)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Amy's Idaho Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
55 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Miniature.
Registration name: BENmjul
Exhibition name: Ruby ™ (miniature, Benardella 2001)
Origin:
Bred by Frank A. Benardella (United States, before 1998).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 2001 as 'Benardella's Ruby'.
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  None to mild, spice fragrance.  17 to 27 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  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: 1998/162  on  1998   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Application No: 10/035,940  on  21 Dec 2001
Application abandoned.
Notes:
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