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    'BENhile' rose Description
    'Hilde ™' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of dee choi
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • Hilde ™
    HMF Ratings:
    17 favorite votes.  
    ARS:
    Red blend Miniature.
    Registration name: BENhile
    Exhibition name: Hilde ™
    Origin:
    Bred by Frank A. Benardella (United States, 1999).
    Class:
    Miniature.  
    Bloom:
    Red blend.  Strong fragrance.  17 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:

    Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm).  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 5b through 11.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 14,533  on  17 Feb 2004   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application  on  27 Nov 2001
    Parentage:
    Figurine ™ (miniature, Benardella 1991) × Kristin (miniature, Benardella 1992)
    Notes:
    A sweetly fragrant, very double flower of deep, vibrant pink that blends into white. The large, exquisitely formed blooms sit atop a vigorous plant, with dark green, semi-glossy foliage. Upright and spreading, this plant is excellent for container growing or for use as a low border.