';"Prado's Purple Cabbage"

"Prado's Purple Cabbage"

(Pronounced: Prah-doze Purple Cabbage)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"Prado's Purple Cabbage"

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This is a mature plant that gets about 6 hours of sun each day. Its height is about 6' and its width is about 3'.

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This is a mature plant located under a tree that gets about 4 hours of sun each day. Its height is about 3' and its width is about 2-1/2'.

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The buds are relatively small but they are so packed with petals that they are not fully closed at the tips.

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As the flowers begin to open they are almost spherical and very much cabbage-shaped.

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As the flowers continue to open they reveal densely packed petals. The very double flowers are almost quartered.

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The fully opened flowers are relatively flat. The blooms tend to be a dark redish-pink in the summer.

The blooms are nearly purple in cooler weather, and the center of the stipules are red.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
"Prado's Purple Cabbage" is a wonderful globular rose with very double, highly fragrant, quartered flowers that are produced in moderate clusters throughout the growing season

It is an unusually prolific bloomer. One specimen was observed in late November with 36 buds extending above the foliage.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Gallicana

GROUP:
Found

CLASS:
P

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Unknown

INTRODUCED:

DATE:
Unknown [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    4 '     to    7 '           Width:    3 '     to    4 '

"Prado's Purple Cabbage" forms an upright bush 5' to 6' tall and 2' to 3' in width.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is medium green, smooth, and matte.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. "Prado's Purple Cabbage" starts blooming in March and repeats in cycles until Christmas time.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    3.00"      to      3.00"           Cluster Size:    2      to      5           Petal Count:    40 to 50

The blooms open from nearly spherical buds, that seem ready to burst because of the density of petals that they contain. The flowers are large (3-1/2" to 4"), cupped, and quartered.

BLOOM
COLOR:
M - Mauve. "Prado's Purple Cabbage" blooms open a deep pink and gradually darken to a near purple color.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
VF - Very Fragrant. "Prado's Purple Cabbage" has a very intense Damask fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 0 - 0

CULTURE:
"Prado's Purple Cabbage" has no known disease problems, and it tolerates shade and poor soils.

PROPAGATION:
"Prado's Purple Cabbage" may be propagated by cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Availability is limited

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
One of the best!

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GENERAL INFORMATION:	"Prado's Purple Cabbage" is a wonderful globular rose with very double, highly fragrant, quartered flowers that are produced in moderate clusters throughout the growing season It is an unusually prolific bloomer. One specimen was observed in late November with 36 buds extending above the foliage.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Gallicana
GROUP:	Found
CLASS:	P
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Unknown
INTRODUCED:
DATE:	Unknown [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 4 ' to 7 ' Width: 3 ' to 4 ' "Prado's Purple Cabbage" forms an upright bush 5' to 6' tall and 2' to 3' in width.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is medium green, smooth, and matte.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. "Prado's Purple Cabbage" starts blooming in March and repeats in cycles until Christmas time.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 3.00" to 3.00" Cluster Size: 2 to 5 Petal Count: 40 to 50 The blooms open from nearly spherical buds, that seem ready to burst because of the density of petals that they contain. The flowers are large (3-1/2" to 4"), cupped, and quartered.
BLOOM COLOR:	M - Mauve. "Prado's Purple Cabbage" blooms open a deep pink and gradually darken to a near purple color.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	VF - Very Fragrant. "Prado's Purple Cabbage" has a very intense Damask fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 0 - 0
CULTURE:	"Prado's Purple Cabbage" has no known disease problems, and it tolerates shade and poor soils.
PROPAGATION:	"Prado's Purple Cabbage" may be propagated by cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Availability is limited
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	One of the best!
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