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'ZLEcharlie' rose Description
'Oso Happy Smoothie' rose photo
Photo courtesy of zlesak
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by David Charles Zlesak (United States, 2004).
Introduced in United States by Edmunds' Roses in 2011 as 'Oso Happy Smoothie'.
Class:
Polyantha.  
Bloom:
Deep pink, magenta or violet - with white center.  Mild, spice fragrance.  up to 5 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, few or no prickles/thorns.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders or container rose.  
Patents:
Canada - Application No: 11-7372  on  22 Sep 2011
Application withdrawn on November 7, 2014.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 23,456  on  12 Mar 2013   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 13/317,910  on  1 Nov 2011
Inventors: Zlesak; David Charles (St. Paul, MN)
The pollination occurred in late spring 2004....ZLECharlie’ was originated by me by crossing two of my unnamed, unreleased seedling selections. The female parent of ‘ZLECharlie’ is a seedling selection designated 2002-22 and the male parent is a selection designated Poly A.
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
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