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'Kristin' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy
HMF Ratings: 
30 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
EXCELLENT.
 
ARS: Red blend Miniature.Registration name: BENmagicExhibition name: Kristin 
Bloom: Red and white, red edges.  None to mild fragrance.  27 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.   
Habit: Medium, bushy, compact, few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  
 Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 5b through 11.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or cut flower.  Produces decorative hips.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  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.   
Notes: This variety displays double white flowers, edged with carmine red.  Once the blooms are at their perfect half-open stage, further development is arrested and the blooms last almost forever.  Vigorous, compact and upright plant that has deep green, glossy foliage.
 Justice Miniature Roses says this rose is a bright, cherry red set off against a chalk white reverse.  It packs loads of substance for long-lasting cut flowers.
 
 * 1993 AOE Winner! *
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