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'Plum Frost ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden
HMF Ratings:
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Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Shrub. Registration name: JACplucoExhibition name: Plum Frost ™
Class:
Shrub. (Series: Ultimate Rose ™ Collection)
Bloom:
Purple. Purple with lavender reverse. Strong, citrus, lemon fragrance. 10 to 15 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, garden or hedge. 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 20,046 on 2 Jun 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/824,358 on 29 Jun 2007 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
...originated by me by crossing an unnamed seedling (female parent, unpatented), the parentage of the unnamed seedling is unnamed seedling (unpatented).times.unnamed seedling (unpatented), with the variety `JACshok` (male parent, P.P. 11562)....Observations made from January 2006 to June 2007 from plants commencing at two to three years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif
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