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Sunday, 5 December 2010

A Rose is not a Rose....

this is Apricot Nectar;


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Apricot Nectar does very well in my garden zone 11. It is an easy rose to grow, wonderful to pick for a vase. Flowers nearly all year round. Cuttings take well in winter.
It is a pleasure to grow this rose.


'Apricot Nectar' is a floribunda rose with fully-doubled, fragrant, apricot to apricot-pink flowers borne in tight clusters with mid-green leaves.
Average rating :excellent
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: Apricot Nectar
Bred by Eugene S. "Gene" Boerner (United States, before 1964).
Strong, fruity fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the year in my climate.
Height (60 to 120 cm). Width of (60 to 90 cm). Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third

Believe it or not:

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. -Persian Proverb