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'Smooth Ballerina ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of kndl
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD-.
ARS:
Light pink Floribunda. Registration name: HadbalExhibition name: Smooth Ballerina ™
Bloom:
Light pink to deep pink, white stripes. S. Moderate fragrance. 48 to 52 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright. Medium, matte, medium green, leathery foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 4'1" (up to 125cm). Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, hedge or shrub. 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 15,662 on 15 Mar 2005 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 10/724,478 on 1 Dec 2003 Inventors: Davidson; Harvey Daniel (Orinda, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cultivar of rose plant of the Florabunda class, which was originated by my crossing `Pink Empress` as the seed parent with the unnamed seedling `(Blue Moon.times.Roller Coaster)` as the pollen parent. The observations herein stated were made of the original seven year old plant during the year 2003. Pollination (June, 96); the period of embryo maturation; stratification at 39 degrees F. for 90 days; and germination (February 97) were performed in Orinda, Calif.
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