Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Rose of the Month: Scentimental
Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006

The cheerful red and white striped double blooms of Scentimental make a welcome display in any yard. It is a large healthy plant, although it can develop blackspot under adverse conditions. It repeats quickly and the blooms hold well, which makes them very useful for arrangements. I have used this rose in arrangements many times since I planted it in my garden. The blooms of Scentimental are larger than typical floribunda blooms.


Information from helpmefind.com about Scentimental:

Class: Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Tree Rose. aka: WEKplapep

Origin: Bred in United States (1997) by Tom Carruth. Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc..

Bloom: Red blend [rb], striped blooms. Strong, Rose, Spicy fragrance. 25 to 36 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit: Height of 35" to 47" (90 to 120 cm). Width of 31" to 43". (80 to 110 cm).

Growing: Zone 6 thru 9. Disease susceptibility: average disease resistance, susceptible to blackspot.

Cut Flowers: Stem length of 12" to 15".

Parentage: Playboy × Peppermint Twist

Inventor: Thomas F. Carruth. (Altadena, CA). Assignee: Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. (Upland, CA). A bushy upright seedling, cultivated for outdoor garden decoration. Parentage: 'Playboy' x JACraw. Among the features which distinguish this variety are its unusual striped petal coloration whose patterns are different on the upper and under petal surfaces and its strong spice and rose fragrance. Flowers are borne in clusters of from three to five or more per stem.

Notes: The first striped rose to win an All-American Rose Award. Treloar Roses says the overall appearance is of a striped rose, some blooms appearing burgundy-red swirled creamy white, while others are creamy white splashed with burgundy-red.


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