';"Cookeville Pink Cluster"

"Cookeville Pink Cluster"

(Pronounced: COOK-ville PINK CLUS-ter)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"Cookeville Pink Cluster"

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"Cookeville Pink" is a found rose that was collected along Highway 70-N near Cookeville, Tennessee. It forms a sprawling bush with many thorny slender canes.

The canes have a tendency to develop roots wherever they are in contact with the ground.

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The blooms occur in large clusters of 1" to 1-1/2" very double flowers with small golden stamens.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
"Cookeville Pink Cluster" is a vigorous, found rambling rose with slender canes that produces large clusters of very double, medium-pink flowers in the spring. It is a Wichuraiana Hybrid, but is a much darker shade of pink than most similar roses.

The flowers are small, very double, pom-pom shaped and occur in clusters in the late spring. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" was collected on the side of Highway 70-N in Cookeville, Tennessee.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:
Found

CLASS:
H Mult

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Unknown

INTRODUCED:
"Cookeville Pink Cluster" is a found rose that was collected in 1997.

DATE:
Unknown [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    3 '     to    4 '           Width:    8 '     to    9 '

"Cookeville Pink Cluster" forms a low sprawling bush, 2' - 4' high and twice as wide. Given the opportunity, it will quickly climb a fence or nearby tree.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is small, dark green and glossy.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
O - Once. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" starts blooming in late May in central Tennessee and continues blooming for 3-4 weeks.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    1.00"      to      1.50"           Cluster Size:    10      to      15           Petal Count:    40 to 50

"Cookeville Pink Cluster" flowers are 1" - 1-1/2" in diameter, and very double, slightly cupped, pom-poms.

BLOOM
COLOR:
MP - Medium Pink. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" blooms are a medium pink, and do not appear to fade much in the sunlight.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
MF - Moderately Fragrant. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" has a moderate fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 6 - 9

CULTURE:
"Cookeville Pink cluster" appears to be very hardy because it was found in numerous locations where it was totally unattended. It showed no evidence of disease susceptibilities.

PROPAGATION:
"Cookeville Pink Cluster" may be propagated by cuttings or ground layering.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose
    ** Suitable for use as a ground cover
    ** Availability is limited
"Cookeville Pink Cluster" appears to be a very light pink variety of the Cookeville #2. The bloom configuration is identical to Cookeville #2, but the color is much lighter.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
It is thought that "Cookeville Pink Cluster" may be a form of R. Multiflora> or of 'Dorthy Perkins'.

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GENERAL INFORMATION:	"Cookeville Pink Cluster" is a vigorous, found rambling rose with slender canes that produces large clusters of very double, medium-pink flowers in the spring. It is a Wichuraiana Hybrid, but is a much darker shade of pink than most similar roses. The flowers are small, very double, pom-pom shaped and occur in clusters in the late spring. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" was collected on the side of Highway 70-N in Cookeville, Tennessee.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:	Found
CLASS:	H Mult
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Unknown
INTRODUCED:	"Cookeville Pink Cluster" is a found rose that was collected in 1997.
DATE:	Unknown [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 3 ' to 4 ' Width: 8 ' to 9 ' "Cookeville Pink Cluster" forms a low sprawling bush, 2' - 4' high and twice as wide. Given the opportunity, it will quickly climb a fence or nearby tree.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is small, dark green and glossy.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	O - Once. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" starts blooming in late May in central Tennessee and continues blooming for 3-4 weeks.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 1.00" to 1.50" Cluster Size: 10 to 15 Petal Count: 40 to 50 "Cookeville Pink Cluster" flowers are 1" - 1-1/2" in diameter, and very double, slightly cupped, pom-poms.
BLOOM COLOR:	MP - Medium Pink. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" blooms are a medium pink, and do not appear to fade much in the sunlight.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	MF - Moderately Fragrant. "Cookeville Pink Cluster" has a moderate fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 6 - 9
CULTURE:	"Cookeville Pink cluster" appears to be very hardy because it was found in numerous locations where it was totally unattended. It showed no evidence of disease susceptibilities.
PROPAGATION:	"Cookeville Pink Cluster" may be propagated by cuttings or ground layering.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Suitable for hedging and fence rows Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose Suitable for use as a ground cover ** Availability is limited "Cookeville Pink Cluster" appears to be a very light pink variety of the Cookeville #2. The bloom configuration is identical to Cookeville #2, but the color is much lighter.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	It is thought that "Cookeville Pink Cluster" may be a form of R. Multiflora> or of 'Dorthy Perkins'.
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