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• Peter Cottontail ™

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White, near white or white blend Mini-Flora.
Registration name: Marpeter
Exhibition name: Peter Cottontail ™

Bred by Robert B. Martin, Jr. (United States, 2004).
Introduced in United States by Rosemania in 2004.

Mini-Flora, Patio.  

Cream to light yellow.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 2".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

Exhibition/high-centered, disease-resistant, thornless except on main canes, bristles on rachis