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'MORbeauty' rose Description
'Moore's Striped Rugosa' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
46 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Red blend Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: MORbeauty
Origin:
Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1987).
Introduced in United States by Sequoia Nursery, Moore Miniature Roses Historic Archive in 2005 as 'Moore's Striped Rugosa'.
Introduced in United States by The Uncommon Rose Historic Archive in 2005 as 'Moore's Striped Rugosa'.
Class:
Hybrid Rugosa.  
Bloom:
Red, white stripes, red reverse.  Moderate, clove, sweet fragrance.  25 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, well-branched.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for cut flower, garden, hedge, landscape or shrub.  Very hardy.  very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Do not spray.  Prune dead wood.  Prune lightly or not at all.  
Breeder's notes:
This is the first striped rugosa hybrid!! Excellent vigor and very quick to develop into a mature shrub that is always full and bushy. With its rugosa parentage, it will be hardy to at least USDA Zone 5.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Information on seed parent courtesy of Paul Barden.
 
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