Data specific to Roses (Edit)
| Bloom size: |
Medium: 2-3"
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| Petal count: |
very full: 40+ petals
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| Rose bloom color: |
Apricot and apricot blend
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| Extra Bloom Info: |
In clusters |
| Rebloom: |
Good
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| Class: |
Floribunda
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| Extra Color Info: |
Apricot-pink blend |
| Growth Habit: |
Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: |
Mild
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| Hybridizer & year: |
Dr. Keith W. Zary, 1998 |
| Optimal growing zones: |
USDA zone 6 and warmer |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| 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)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
3-4 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Other: Apricot blend
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Summer
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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| Parentage: |
Seedling x Tournament of Roses |
| Child plants: |
2 child plants |
- 'Pure Poetry'
- 'JACment'
- 'Autumn Song'
Posted by
zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Dec 17, 2019 1:06 AM concerning plant:
When Pure Poetry first appeared in the Jackson & Perkins catalog about 20 years ago, everyone wanted it. It remained wildly popular for the next two or three years and then disappeared. It's now offered by a few own-root nurseries, but the photos of it on some of their websites bear little resemblance to the original Pure Poetry.
I bought mine the year it was introduced and it's been one of the top performers in my garden ever since. It is large for a floribunda, 5-6 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide, and it's extraordinarily generous with blooms. Carried in large clusters, the blooms open in a blend of pink and light orange and gradually fade to a light apricot blend, best described as peaches and cream. It is remarkably tolerant of a variety of conditions. It grew large and bloomed almost nonstop in the shade of a persimmon tree for its first 10 years in my garden, and it's still blooming almost nonstop in full sun now that the tree is gone.
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