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'Pearl' rose Description
'Pearl (hybrid tea, Winchell, 1999)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Mary
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WEKpearl
Origin:
Bred by Joseph F. Winchel (United States, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc..
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
White or white blend, pink edges.  Mild, tea fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b 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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 13,115   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Parentage:
Notes:
Named for the breeder's mother.

From the patent: "Its parentage is unknown because it was discovered as a seedling in a controlled planting of mixed rose varieties. "