'Little Darling' Rose

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'Little Darling' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of anonymous-35890

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Yellow blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Little Darling

Origin:

Bred by Carl G. Duehrsen (United States, 1956).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow blend. Spice fragrance. 27 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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 1,581 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Captain Thomas (Large Flowered Climber, Thomas before 1932)
pollen:	Baby Château × Fashion (floribunda, Boerner, 1947)

Notes:

Among [Ralph Moore's] greatest discoveries was that the 1956 Floribunda 'Little Darling' was a great producer of miniatures, and the line has been followed by breeders ever since.