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'RADliv' rose Description
'Midwest Living' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Slugger15
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Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
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Exhibition name: Midwest Living
Origin:
Bred by William J. Radler (United States, before 1997).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2009 as 'Midwest Living'.
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  None to mild, sweet fragrance.  10 to 12 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy.  Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders or garden.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 20,244  on  1 Sep 2009   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/222,518  on  11 Aug 2008
Inventors: Radler; William J. (Greenfield, WI)
Assignee: CP Delaware, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was the `Radvel` variety (non-patented in the United States). The male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) of the new variety was the `Country Dancer` variety (non-patented in the United States)... description is based on the observation of two-year-old specimens of the new variety during July while growing outdoors near West Grove, Pa.
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