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'Chihuahua' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Michael Garhart
Class:
Hybrid Canina, Mini-Flora, Shrub.
Bloom:
Pink blend and light yellow, light yellow center. 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters, flat bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Small, leafy sepals buds.
Habit:
Short, lax, spreading, well-branched. Small, glossy, light green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 1' to 3' (30 to 90cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).
Growing:
Can be used for garden, ground cover, landscape, rock garden or shrub. Hardy. vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. drought resistant. flowers drop off cleanly. heat tolerant. rain tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant., very mildew resistant, very rust resistant.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Ploidy unknown. Will test in the future. Comprised from diploid, triploid, tetraploid, and pentaploid lineages.
Name from Tom Silver's joke about the rose.
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