'Smoke Signals' Rose

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'Smoke Signals' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MINaxco

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Miniature.

Origin:

Bred by Ernest D. Williams (United States, 1989).

Class:

Miniature.

Bloom:

Lavender. Smoky lavendder-gray. Strong fragrance. up to 33 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Small, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 1' to 28" (30 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 7,604 on 30 Jul 1991 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/516,126 on 26 Apr 1990

Inventor: Williams; Ernest D., Dallas, TX
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of hardy, dwarf, bush type rose plant of the miniature class; the variety being primarily characterized--as to novelty--by the soft lavender-tan coloration of the flowers which in general color effect are similar to Lady X (Hybrid Tea variety--U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,691) on the inside of the petals and Honey 'N Spice (miniature Variety--not patented) on the outside of the petals..... The present variety of miniature rose was originated by me at my nursery located at Dallas, Tex., under conditions of careful control and observation, as a cross between an unnamed seedling (a floribunda--not patented) as the seed parent and Twilight Trail (miniature--U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,198) as the pollen parent.

Parentage:

seed:	Tom Brown × [ Rise 'n' Shine × Watercolor (miniature, Moore 1975)]
pollen:	Twilight Trail

Notes:

Jerry Justice says that 'Smoke Signals' is officially classed as a mauve, but the color is actually much closer to khaki or camel than it is to lavender.