Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Rebloom: Some
Class: China
Other: Found rose
Extra Color Info: White, with pink stripes, streaks, and flecks
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Ruth Knopf, year unknown

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: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and white
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Parentage: Unknown

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Peppermint China'
  • 'Knopf's Mignonette'
  • 'Ruth Knopf's Mignonette'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2016-06-20
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2016-06-20
Location: Texas, USA
Date: 2018
Peppermint China
Location: Texas, USA
Date: 2018
a bud grouping.

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