Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Mauve and silver blend
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Tom Carruth, 2003
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

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 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
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: (Blueberry Hill x Stephens' Big Purple) x Blue Nile
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Neptune'
  • 'WEKhilpurnil'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2011-05-07
digital Camera
Uploaded by Beth_NorCal
Location: Deer Park,TX Zone 9
Date: June 2023
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2009-05-10
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC
Date: 2019-06-11

Date: 2020-04-21
Location: Ohio
Date: 2009-08-07
  • Uploaded by Val
Location: My Garden
Date: 2023-05-13
Neptune rose

Date: 2022-05-14
Uploaded by zuzu

Date: 2021-07-18

Date: 2020-04-14
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Cem9165

Date: June 2020
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Uploaded by Cem9165

Date: 2018-04-27
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-16
You can see the color difference between new buds & opened blooms

The blooms fade to a silver-gray

Did not survive Zone 5 Winter
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Dec 14, 2019 2:37 AM concerning plant:
    This is one of the best mauve roses in my garden. The perfect blooms have a dark lavender center and lighter lavender outer petals. As they age, they turn silver. The fragrance is sublime and the rose bush has a more attractive habit than many other hybrid teas. In my garden, Neptune is no more than 4 feet tall, so it isn't marred by the "bare-legs" syndrome exhibited by most of the taller hybrid teas.

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