Flower Girl

Photo by Brenda Landers-Smith Shrub, Tree Rose. Bred in United Kingdom (1998) by Gareth Fryer. Introduced in United States (2000) by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc.. Light pink [ARS lp] blooms. Mild, Apple, Tea fragrance. 10 to 15 petals. Average diameter 2". Small to medium, semi-double bloom form. Repeats its bloom again later in the season. Height of 36" to 4' 11" (90 to 150 cm). Cut Flowers: Has a vase life of 3 to 4 days. Parentage: AmRUda x Fairy Snow (Polyantha, Harkness, 1979) ... A new variety of Shrub rose suitable for garden decoration, having large clusters of flowers of pastel pink coloration... Parentage: Amruda x HOLfairy... about 10 to about 15 petals... medium small flowers (about 4.4 to about 5 cms. in diameter) of pastel pink... Outdoors, the plant blooms very abundantly and nearly continuously during the growing season. The flowers have a very slight tea fragrance... On the spent bloom, the petals drop off cleanly... [cut flowers]: generally last about three to four or more days... Hips have not been noted on this variety when grown in Upland, California...