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"Pink Pet rose Reviews & Comments
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10 APR 13 by
leezen
I think the width should be 3-4' not 3-4" (typo)
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I have just figured out that this is the rose that was sold as an unnamed miniature at a local nursery a couple years ago. It blooms non-stop and has no issues with winter here in northwest Ohio. It certainly isn't a miniature as my bush is almost reaching the 4' x 4' size in the description. The leaves turn beautiful colors in the fall and I absolutely love how it looks along the front corner of my garden next to my stepping stone path. If it grows any bigger I may not be able to go on the path! I have been searching all this time to figure out what it is and was looking in the wrong class of roses! I can't say enough about how easy it is to grow, no blackspot, no japanese beetle issues and just bloom after bloom! I should add that I buried the roots (own-root) several inches when I planted and mounded compost around the base for the first winter only. Since then I don't use any winter protection for it.
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Here in the Houston area with high humidity and triple digit weather, this is one of the few roses in my garden that is still blooming non-stop in July and August. It is shade and heat tolerant, no disease or insect problems. People compliment it and ask what it is. I only water it maybe once a week in the hottest weather, but even if I didn't it would probably still survive. It is an Earthkind rose for obvious reasons.
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Yes, very tough.
When grown own-root it comes back readily from the roots if not removed completely. I've removed mine three times.
Does not set hips for me. A very good rose for landscape purposes.
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In my garden in Lansing, Mi (zone 5), unprotected plants of 'Pink pet' suffer almost no winter die-back (less than 6 inches at the tips of the canes in most winters). This is based on observation of 4 plants of 'Pink Pet' , ranging in age from 2 to 6 years.
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Thank you, Mike. I'll add a NOTE to the rose page for site users to use the COMMENTS tab so that they can about your experience with this rose in a colder zone.
Smiles, Lyn
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