Unnamed Seedling
This is 162.02.01, a seedling from a cross of 'Rise 'N' Shine' X 'Its
Showtime!' This is a twiggy shrub that builds up size much in the manner of
a Tea, gradually building to about 4 X 4 feet. Foliage is dark green and
semi-glossy and canes are dark reddish with plum colored thorns. Blooms are
about 3 inches across with well over 100 petals each. The petals substance
is incredible, almost like plastic and the petals hold up extremely well in
wet weather. The blooms have never balled in my garden, even in cool, wet
weather. There is some fragrance, but it is modest. Blooms come one to a
stem but also form in clusters of 5 or more on strong shoots, and they are
very long lasting. The pollen parent is a Ralph Moore HT that is now
scarce in commerce, and it came out of an unusual cross of 'Joycie' X 'Bon
Silene', which explains the somewhat Tea-like growth habit of its offspring.
Paul Barden
Old Garden Roses and Beyond
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