'SAVapeach' Rose

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'SAVapeach' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of A Capitol Hill Rose Garden (1915)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Peach Delight ™

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Mini-Flora.
Registration name: SAVapeach
Exhibition name: Peach Delight ™

Origin:

Bred by F. Harmon Saville (1924-1997) (United States, 1994).
Introduced in United States by Nor' East Miniature Roses in 2002 as 'Peach Delight'.

Class:

Mini-Flora, Patio.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Strong, fruity fragrance. 34 to 64 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium buds.

Habit:

Arching, upright, well-branched. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 3 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 18" to 26" (45 to 65cm). Width: 34" to 40" (85 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for container rose or garden. Hardy. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant. 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 -

Parentage:

Sequoia Gold ™ × Harmonie ® (hybrid tea, Kordes before 1979)

Notes:

'Peach Delight' has tested hardy to Zone 4.

Soft apricot buds open slowly to reveal deep-peach inner petals on large, double blooms, Hybrid tea-type flowers are most often borne singly on long stems making this a superb cut flower. Although upright in growth habit, this incredibly vigorous plant often spreads to 3 feet in width.