';"Soncy"

"Soncy"

(Pronounced: so-ON-cee)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"Soncy"

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'Soncy' is a beautiful yellow Bermuda Mystery Rose that is rather similar in appearance to 'Perle des Jardines'. It makes a small bush that blooms freely, particularly in the spring and fall.

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'Soncy' blooms are medium-sized (2-1/2" - 3"). They open medium-yellow and fade to a lighter shade in the sunlight.

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'Soncy' has medium-green leathery foliage that is slightly glossy. The new foliage is a beautiful coppery color when it first emerges.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Soncy' is one of the Bermuda Mystery Roses, probably a Tea rose, that bears a strong resemblance to 'Perle des Jardines'. It repeat blooms with particularly good displays in the spring and fall.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:
Bermuda

CLASS:
T

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Unknown

INTRODUCED:
'Soncy' is a Bermuda Mystery Rose, and its breeder and date of introduction are not known.

DATE:
Unknown [ Bermuda ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    5 '     to    6 '           Width:    3 '     to    3 '

'Soncy' forms a small to medium-sized compact bush, 3' - 5' in height.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is medium-green and glossy.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. 'Soncy' starts blooming in mid-spring and repeats in cycles throughout the growing season. Its spring and fall displays are particularly nice.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    2.50"      to      3.00"           Cluster Size:    1      to      3           Petal Count:    30 to 35

'Soncy' flowers are medium-sized (2-1/2" - 3"). They are very double with muddled petals at the center.

BLOOM
COLOR:
LY - Light Yellow. 'Soncy' blooms open medium-yellow from butter-yellow buds, and fade to ivory in the sunlight as the blooms age.

COLOR VARIATION:

FRAGRANCE:
MF - Moderately Fragrant. 'Soncy has a moderate tea fragrance.

HIPS:
Non observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 7 - 9

CULTURE:
'Soncy' is disease free and tolerant of poorer soils. Unlike 'Perle des Jardines', 'Soncy' does not have any tendency to ball in humid weather. Its stems are nearly thornless, with a few priclkes under the blooms.

PROPAGATION:
'Soncy' is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Suitable for growing in pots
    ** Suitable for growing in greenhouses
    ** Availability is limited

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
'Soncy', like many roses, takes a year or two to get its roots well established, and the display of flowers seems to get better and better with every year.

REFERENCES:
Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1998 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1998, p. 10.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Soncy' is one of the Bermuda Mystery Roses, probably a Tea rose, that bears a strong resemblance to 'Perle des Jardines'. It repeat blooms with particularly good displays in the spring and fall.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:	Bermuda
CLASS:	T
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Unknown
INTRODUCED:	'Soncy' is a Bermuda Mystery Rose, and its breeder and date of introduction are not known.
DATE:	Unknown [ Bermuda ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 5 ' to 6 ' Width: 3 ' to 3 ' 'Soncy' forms a small to medium-sized compact bush, 3' - 5' in height.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is medium-green and glossy.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. 'Soncy' starts blooming in mid-spring and repeats in cycles throughout the growing season. Its spring and fall displays are particularly nice.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 2.50" to 3.00" Cluster Size: 1 to 3 Petal Count: 30 to 35 'Soncy' flowers are medium-sized (2-1/2" - 3"). They are very double with muddled petals at the center.
BLOOM COLOR:	LY - Light Yellow. 'Soncy' blooms open medium-yellow from butter-yellow buds, and fade to ivory in the sunlight as the blooms age.
COLOR VARIATION:
FRAGRANCE:	MF - Moderately Fragrant. 'Soncy has a moderate tea fragrance.
HIPS:	Non observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 7 - 9
CULTURE:	'Soncy' is disease free and tolerant of poorer soils. Unlike 'Perle des Jardines', 'Soncy' does not have any tendency to ball in humid weather. Its stems are nearly thornless, with a few priclkes under the blooms.
PROPAGATION:	'Soncy' is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Good for bedding or mass plantings Suitable for hedging and fence rows Suitable for growing in pots Suitable for growing in greenhouses Availability is limited
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	'Soncy', like many roses, takes a year or two to get its roots well established, and the display of flowers seems to get better and better with every year.
REFERENCES:	Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1998 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1998, p. 10.