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| Line 428-99 | |
| Line 428-99 is also a winter-hardy Old Garden type rose, bordering on the English class, with deep pink, many petalled, partially-quartered flowers held erect by strong pedicels. | |
| Description | |
| Growth habit: | Upright to about 25 inches (64 cm) in height and width |
| Flower color: | Deep pink opening to a light pink |
| Fragrance: | Slight |
| Floral characteristics: | 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter, singly or in clusters of 2 to 3 with more than 40 petals |
| Bud characteristics: | Deep pink |
| Foliage: | Abundant and medium 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: | Above the snow line |
| Flowering: | June to September with recurrent flowering |
| Diseases: | Highly resistant to powdery mildew and very good resistance to black spot |
| Propagation: | Easily propagated from softwood cuttings and grows well on its own roots |