'WEKmorfis' Rose

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'WEKmorfis' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of orsola

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Shrub.
Registration name: WEKmorfis

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2001).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Purple, white center. Strong, clove fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 3". Single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU3699P on 9 Jan 2009
Application No: 2007/083 on 9 Mar 2007 VIEW PBR PATENT

First sold in USA in Dec 2003. First Australian sale Jun 2006.

United States - Patent No: PP 15,374 on 30 Nov 2004 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/243,204 on 13 Sep 2002

Parentage:

seed:	[Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile] × Purple Splendour
pollen:	[International Herald Tribune X 79520-B6] × [Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile]

Notes:

Velvet black-purple shrub with a white eye