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• WEKfabpur
Average rating: EXCELLENT.
Mauve or mauve blend Shrub.
Registration name: WEKfabpur
Exhibition name: Midnight Blue ™
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2004).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2005 as 'Midnight Blue'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by C & K Jones in 2007 as 'Midnight Blue'.
Shrub.
Purple, lighter reverse. Strong, clove, spice fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Short, bushy, compact, thornless (or almost). Medium, semi-glossy, light green foliage.
Height of 60 to 80 cm.
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Color: Flower deep velvet purple, reverse slightly lighter than the upper surface.
United States - Patent No: PP 16,623 on 6 Jun 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 15 Oct 2004
seed: [Sweet Chariot (Miniature, Moore, 1984) × Blue Nile ®] × Stephens' Big Purple (Hybrid Tea, Stephens, 1985)
pollen: [International Herald Tribune × Hybrid of R. soulieana] × [Sweet Chariot (Miniature, Moore, 1984) × Blue Nile ®]
*Cumparat in primavara 2017 de la d-na Maria (
clematite.ro), a inflorit chiar acest an. Florile sunt grupate in buchete.
