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'Blue Chip' rose Description
'Blue Chip' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Johno
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
JACave
HMF Ratings:
27 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACave
Exhibition name: Blue Chip
Origin:
Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, 1983).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1983 as 'Blue Chip'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend.  Strong fragrance.  20 petals.  Medium, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,684  on  11 Mar 1986   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  7 Nov 1983
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