Marilyn Monroe – Weeks Rose

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HYBRID TEA – MARILYN MONROE

It’s not just gentlemen that prefer blondes, everyone loves this shapely Hybrid Tea.

  • Large flowers.
  • Mild fragrance.
  • Suitable for zones5to 9

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The extraordinarily feminine creamy apricot color holds through from the long pointed buds to the big buxom open blooms. A gown of deep green leaves graces the cutting length stems. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but the super vase life and perfect flower form on this gem-of-a-rose will demand the devotion of every exhibitor.

GROWTH HABIT

Breeding from Sunset Celebration and St. Patrick, two perfectly formed roses, created a selection with steel-like substance that holds in hot, muggy summers or in your favorite vase. The plant is strong, vigorous and sneers at disease.Some like it hot! The best apricot for hot weather.

ORIGINS

Named to honouran American actress, Marilyn Monroe.

ROSE CHARACTERISTICS

Rose Type Hyrbid Tea
Growth Type Upright to somewhat rounded, bushy
Color Apricot on the outermost petals to pure creamy apricot
Fragrance Strength Mild citrus
Flowering Repeat Flowering
Disease Resistance Very good
Height 4 – 6ft
Width 3 – 4ft
Hybridizer Tom Carruth
Year of Introduction 2003
Introduced By Weeks Roses
Suitable for zones Zones 5 – 9
Petal Count 30 to 35
Patent 14398