| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Bloom shape: | Other: Rosette |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Mauve and mauve blend |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In small clusters, with semi-ruffled petals |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Floribunda |
| Extra Color Info: | Mauve, fading to deep purple |
| Growth Habit: | Medium, 3-4 feet, upright |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Tom Carruth, 2001 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 6 and warmer |
| 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: | 3-4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Australian National Rose Trials Certificate of Merit 2005 |
| Parentage: | ((Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile) x Stephens' Big Purple) X ((International Herald Tribune x hybrid of Rosa soulieana) x (Sweet Chariot x Blue Nile)) |
| Child plants: | 4 child plants |
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