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'BAIrift' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of kniphofia
ARS: White, near white or white blend Shrub. 
Bloom: White, light apricot center.  Mild fragrance.  50 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, rounded bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.   
Habit: Medium, bushy, upright.  Matte, medium green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
 Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  Width: 32" to 39" (80 to 100cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden or hedge.  Hardy.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very 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 19,036  on  15 Jul 2008   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application No: 11/809,230  on  May 2007 Inventors: Lim; Peter P. (McMinnville, OR)Assignee: Bailey Nurseries Inc. (Newport, MN)
 The new variety of shrub rose, `BAIrift`, designated as seedling No 99A796 was selected among seedlings derived from a cross made in Yamhill, Oreg. in 1999 between the female parent, `MACrexy` (U.S. Plant No. 6,713) and the male parent, `MEIpotal` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,841) as the male parent. `BAIrift` was selected as unique and budded onto understock in August 2000 and reselected by the inventors for its distinct characteristics in 2005.
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