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'Kyria' rose Description
'Pitica' rose photo
Photo courtesy of mosscube
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
Pitica
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Kyria
Origin:
Discovered by Rene Royon (France, 1976).
Introduced in France by Universal Plants S.A.R.L. as 'Kyria'.
Class:
Floribunda, Florists Rose, Grandiflora.  
Bloom:
Light pink.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long buds.  
Habit:
Upright.  Glossy, leathery foliage.  3 to 9 leaflets.  

Height: up to 33" (up to 85cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,017  on  22 Feb 1977   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 05/633,952  on  20 Nov 1975
According to the US Patent for this rose, it is a Grandiflora that sported from 'Sweet Promise' (aka 'Sonia'). It is similar to its parent except in color -- being pale pink instead of a porcelain pink coloring.
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