';'Aloha'

'Aloha'

(Pronounced: A-LOW-ha)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Aloha'

'Aloha'

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'Aloha' is a hybrid tea rose with large, fully-double rose pink flowers that repeat all summer.

'Aloha'

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The flowers are rose pink with a deeper pink on the reverse sides of the petals.

'Aloha'

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The opened flowers are very double and full (58 petals).

'Aloha'

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The immature blooms are particularly beautiful when they begin to open, and they give little indication of the abundance of petals hidden inside of them.

'Aloha'

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This is a picture of a very young one year old plant. Despite its initially small size it rapid grew to 4 feet within a single year.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Aloha' is an outstanding hybrid tea climber that will reach heights or 6' to 10' or may be allowed to form a loose shrub, laden with small clusters of large rose pink flowers.

'Aloha' produces large (3-1/2"), cupped, double (58 petals), fragrant, rose pink flowers with darker reverses on the petals. The foliage is dark green and leathery. The growth is vigorous and it makes an excellent pillar rose.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:

CLASS:
Cl HT

SEED
PARENT:
'Mercedes Gallart'

POLLEN
PARENT:
'New Dawn'

BREEDER:
Boerner

INTRODUCED:
Aloha was bred by Gene Boerner and was introduced by Jackson & Perkins (United States) in 1949.

DATE:
1949 [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    6 '     to    8 '           Width:    3 '     to    4 '

'Aloha' is a moderate climber and will reach heights of 6' to 8'. It may also be allowed to stand alone and form a large shrub.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is dark green and leathery with a "bronze" overlay and a slightly glossy sheen.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. Aloha starts blooming mid-spring (April in the Texas Hill Country) and repeats throughout the growing season.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    .00"      to      .00"           Cluster Size:    3      to      5           Petal Count:    58 to 58

'Aloha' flowers are large (3" - 3-1/2") very double (58 petals), deeply cupped, and dense.

BLOOM
COLOR:
'Aloha' blooms are a rose pink with copper-pink shadings. The reverse sides of the petals are a darker shade of pink.

COLOR VARIATION:
The petal reverses are darker than the fronts of the petals.

FRAGRANCE:
mf - Moderately fragrant. Aloha has a very pleasing fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 5 - 8

CULTURE:
'Aloha' tolerates poor soils. It is slow growing and may be grown in very large containers. It requires moderate pruning, and is best trained as a pillar rose. With more severe pruning, it makes a moderate to large shrub.

'Aloha' is very disease resistant, and is hardy to 10 degrees fahrenheit.

PROPAGATION:
'Aloha' may be propagated by air layering, ground layering, or by making cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Makes good cut flowers
    ** Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose
    ** Availability is limited
'Aloha' makes a good cut flower.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
Left to its own devices, 'Aloha' makes a loose shrub with canes laden and bending down from the heavy blossoms. It is spectacular when planted on top of a low retaining wall and allowed to trail downward.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 11.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 9.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 42.

Austin, David. The Heritage of the Rose. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club, Ltd.. 1990, pp. 177, 249, 306.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Aloha' is an outstanding hybrid tea climber that will reach heights or 6' to 10' or may be allowed to form a loose shrub, laden with small clusters of large rose pink flowers. 'Aloha' produces large (3-1/2"), cupped, double (58 petals), fragrant, rose pink flowers with darker reverses on the petals. The foliage is dark green and leathery. The growth is vigorous and it makes an excellent pillar rose.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:
CLASS:	Cl HT
SEED PARENT:	'Mercedes Gallart'
POLLEN PARENT:	'New Dawn'
BREEDER:	Boerner
INTRODUCED:	Aloha was bred by Gene Boerner and was introduced by Jackson & Perkins (United States) in 1949.
DATE:	1949 [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 6 ' to 8 ' Width: 3 ' to 4 ' 'Aloha' is a moderate climber and will reach heights of 6' to 8'. It may also be allowed to stand alone and form a large shrub.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is dark green and leathery with a "bronze" overlay and a slightly glossy sheen.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. Aloha starts blooming mid-spring (April in the Texas Hill Country) and repeats throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: .00" to .00" Cluster Size: 3 to 5 Petal Count: 58 to 58 'Aloha' flowers are large (3" - 3-1/2") very double (58 petals), deeply cupped, and dense.
BLOOM COLOR:	'Aloha' blooms are a rose pink with copper-pink shadings. The reverse sides of the petals are a darker shade of pink.
COLOR VARIATION:	The petal reverses are darker than the fronts of the petals.
FRAGRANCE:	mf - Moderately fragrant. Aloha has a very pleasing fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 5 - 8
CULTURE:	'Aloha' tolerates poor soils. It is slow growing and may be grown in very large containers. It requires moderate pruning, and is best trained as a pillar rose. With more severe pruning, it makes a moderate to large shrub. 'Aloha' is very disease resistant, and is hardy to 10 degrees fahrenheit.
PROPAGATION:	'Aloha' may be propagated by air layering, ground layering, or by making cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Makes good cut flowers Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose Availability is limited 'Aloha' makes a good cut flower.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	Left to its own devices, 'Aloha' makes a loose shrub with canes laden and bending down from the heavy blossoms. It is spectacular when planted on top of a low retaining wall and allowed to trail downward.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 11. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 9. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 42. Austin, David. The Heritage of the Rose. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club, Ltd.. 1990, pp. 177, 249, 306.