Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Extra Color Info: Pale pink
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Harkness, 1986
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
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: Belfast Gold Medal 1990
Parentage: New Dawn x Radox Bouquet
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'City of London'
  • 'HARukfore'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-11-26
woodend Gardens Blenheim NZ
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-08
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-26
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-26

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-09-14
First year plant

credit: Ikmo-ned

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