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'Wild Thing' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Danish private garden
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
Deep pink Shrub. Registration name: JACtooseExhibition name: Wild Thing
Class:
Shrub. Ultimate Rose ™ Collection.
Bloom:
Deep pink. Carmine buds, coral pink blooms. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, arching, bushy, spreading, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage. Height of up to 42" (up to 105 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden or landscape. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, blackspot 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.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,131 on 19 Aug 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/824,573 on 29 Jun 2007 Shrub rose plant that exhibits ease of rooting as a soft or hardwood
cutting; excellent disease resistance; vigorous spreading and arching
habit of growth; and very glossy leather foliage.
Inventors: |
Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Assignee: |
Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc.
(Medford,
OR)
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Notes:
Chromosome count from David Zlesak. July 17 2009.
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