'Olive' Rose

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'Olive' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Pamela Temple

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HARpillar

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: HARpillar
Exhibition name: Olive

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1982).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Red. Mild, spice fragrance. 36 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' (90cm).

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:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	[ Vera Dalton × Highlight] × Unnamed Seedling
pollen:	Dublin Bay

Notes:

Because this rose has a tendency to grow up rather than out, Michael at Michael's Premier Roses suggests it's best used as a pillar rose...

Listed in MR11 as a floribunda in error. Corrected in MR12 to original registration as a Shrub.