Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Saucer-shaped
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info: Semi-double to double, in large clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Large-flowered climber
Extra Color Info: Purple with white stripes
Growth Habit: Up to 8 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Tom Carruth, 2009

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: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Purple and white
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:
  • 'Purple Splash'
  • 'WEKspitrib'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Zuzu’s garden
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-06-12
Location: Zuzu’s garden
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 4000-03-06
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: So calif
Date: 2018-05-22
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: So calif
Date: 2018-05-22
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: in Zuzu's garden
Date: 2014-04-18
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2014-04-29
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Location: Chamblee's Nursery in Tyler, TX
Date: 2012-04-25
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Uploaded by Skiekitty

In Zuzu's garden
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-11
Very prolific with hips.
Location: Chamblee's Nursery in Tyler, TX
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2014-10-21
another hippy rose
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-11
You can see the flowers still on the hips (before I deadheaded th

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