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: Pale mauve
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Astor Perry, 1999
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 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)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Macho Man'
  • 'PERmach'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-11-01
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-06-05
Fading to pink in a 90+ degree heat wave
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-10-15
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Eckert's Greenhouse, Sterling Heights, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Photo by Skiekitty
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Nov 24, 2014 12:19 AM concerning plant:
    This majestic hybrid tea is one of Astor Perry's phototropic roses, changing color in response to the amount and quality of sunlight it receives. The blooms usually are lavender with a bluish cast, but sometimes these lavender blooms turn pink as the sunlight grows more intense or silver as the intensity lessens.

    My Macho Man rose bush is grafted onto Dr. Huey rootstock and is quite tall (5-6 feet), with many thick and sturdy canes. The buds are lovely, and the petals of the open rose bloom are lightly scalloped and ruffled.
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Apr 14, 2014 1:30 PM concerning plant:
    Love this rose. Compact, not leggy. Pretty generous with blooms. Survives my zone 5 with winter mulch protection. FTW!

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