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'Ladybug' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden
ARS: Red blend Floribunda.Registration name: MEIcinelleExhibition name: Ladybug 
Bloom: Red, white mottling.  Red with white dots.  None / no fragrance.  Average diameter 2.5".  Small to medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.   
Habit: Short, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  
 Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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: United States - Patent No: PP 13,757  on  29 Apr 2003   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application  on  19 Dec 2001 
Notes: Armstrong Garden Centers says 'Ladybug' has bright red flowers with a white reverse. On top of this, each of the petals are highlighted with white polka dots.  The warmer weather brings out the markings.No. 002 in the 1999 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)
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