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'Little Opal' rose Description
'Little Opal' rose photo
Photo courtesy of MargoJH
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
SUNpat
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Light pink Miniature.
Registration name: SUNpat
Exhibition name: Little Opal
Origin:
Bred by Frank Bart Schuurman (New Zealand, before 1991).
Introduced in New Zealand by Riverland Nurseries, Ltd. in 1991 as 'Little Opal'.
Class:
Miniature, Patio.  
Bloom:
Light pink.  Clear candy pink, darker reverse.  Mild fragrance.  15 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright.  Small, glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 22" to 30" (55 to 75cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1995/004  on  1995   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 607  on  26 Aug 1991
Notes:
Little Opal was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.