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Rainbow Sorbet
- Genus: Rosa
- Class: Floribunda
- Name: BAIprez
- Trade name: Rainbow Sorbet
- Breeders:
- Peter P. Lim, USA
- Jerry Towmey, USA
- Introduced: 2004
- Parentage:
- Seed: Playboy (Floribunda)
- Pollen: Earth Song (Grandiflora)
- Rootstock: Dr Huey
- Flower Semi double
- Size: 2.7 to 3.5" (7 to 9 cm)
- Colours: Yellow, orange and red
- Flower shape: Moderately high centered to cupped
- Petal count: 15 to 20
- Flowers per stem: 3 or 4
- Blooming habit: Recurrent (Nearly continuous)
- Fragrance: Slight spice
- Leaves: Compound and pinnate
- Colour: Dark green
- Texture: Very glossy
- Rachis: Somewhat smooth, may have 1 or 2 small prickles
- Prickles: Large and small
- Form: Nearly straight, curving slightly downward
- Colour: Yellow green
- Height: 35 to 55" (90 to 140 cm)
- Habit: Vigorous, compact and bushy
- Exposure: Minimum 6 hours daily
- Bloom time:: Early summer to fall
- Disease resistance: Above average
- Hardiness: 6
- Location: Artist garden, Zone 4b
- Comments: Garden Journal
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