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'Joan Austin' rose Description
'Joan Austin' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Bob_71
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
MORdeb
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Miniature.
Registration name: MORdeb
Exhibition name: Joan Austin
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1981).
Class:
Miniature.  
Bloom:
White and pink, stripes.  Strong fragrance.  38 petals.  Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, compact.  Small, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 1' (30cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower 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.  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,117   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Lineage per the official Sequoia Breeding Record, this resulted from a cross of Little Darling X 13 Stripe. (courtesy Kim Rupert).

Lineage per MR10 'Avandel' x Seedling; Moore, R.S. Description.