Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Herbert C. Swim, 1960
Optimal growing zones: Zone 4b and warmer
Awards: AARS: 1961

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: First Love x Pinocchio
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Rose

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Location: Massachusetts
Date: 2021-09-08
Pink Parfait Bloom
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Steve812

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-07-08
Very healthy rose - it can take some competition too!

Date: 2009-11-05
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.

In Zuzu's garden

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-12

At a nursery
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-03
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-10-20
All stages of bloom
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-04
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 7:20 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "One of the interesting aspects of this rose is the changes of flower color while blooming. Perfectly formed blooms of pink, apricot, and cream fade overtime, exhibiting different intensities of color. Fragrance is fruity on a very attractive shrub which grows five feet tall."

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