Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Some repeat
- Breeder
- Jack E. Christensen
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Fragrant Plum is a grandiflora rose bred by Jack Christensen in the United States in 1988. The flowers are a mauve blend. Its parentage involves Shocking Blue and Blue Nile, combined with a seedling of Ivory Tower and Angel Face.
Fragrant Plum traits
- Mauve-blend flowers
- Grandiflora class, introduced 1988
- Parents include Shocking Blue and Blue Nile
Good for
- Rose beds
- Cut flowers
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fragrant Plum this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Fragrant Plum FAQ
What kind of rose is Fragrant Plum?
Fragrant Plum is a grandiflora rose bred by Jack Christensen in the United States in 1988. The flowers are a mauve blend.
How does Fragrant Plum compare with other rose varieties?
Fragrant Plum: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Fragrant Plum good for?
Fragrant Plum is grown for rose beds, cut flowers.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
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- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 309 rose varieties
Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.