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| Line 342-99 | |
| Line 342-99 is a winter-hardy floribunda-like rose with a bushy upright growth habit and soft yellow flowers that turn to porcelain pink and then fade to snow white. This rose only requires winter snow for protection. | |
| Description | |
| Growth habit: | Upright to 40 inches (101cm) in width and height |
| Flower color: | Soft yellow flowers which fade to light pink and then to white |
| Fragrance: | Slight |
| Floral characteristics: | 3.5 inches (9 cm) in diameter, clusters of 3 to 4 with about 20 to 25 petals |
| Bud characteristics: | Light yellow with some pink |
| Foliage: | Abundant, medium to dark glossy green |
| Leaf shape: | Ovate, acuminate and dentate |
| Performance | |
| Location: | Observed for 6 years at Green Valley, Ontario, Canada |
| Hardiness zone: | Canadian plant hardiness zone 5 or USDA zone 4 |
| Protection: | Winter snow |
| Winter injury: | To the snow line or slightly below |
| Flowering: | June to September with recurrent flowering |
| Diseases: | Highly resistant to powdery mildew and good resistance to black spot |
| Propagation: | Easily propagated from softwood cuttings and grows well on its own roots |