grandiflora

noun

gran·di·flo·ra | \ˌgran-də-ˈflȯr-ə

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Definition of grandiflora

: a bush rose derived from crosses of floribunda and hybrid tea roses and characterized by production of blooms both singly and in clusters on the same plant

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Here is the basic procedure for pruning hybrid tea and grandiflora roses: Remove all diseased or dead canes by cutting them back to their point of origin. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, "How to properly prune roses," 27 Jan. 2018 The three main species are grandiflora, stellultaum and rubrum. — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, "Blundering Gardener: How do her epimediums grow? Not from seed, but they’re gorgeous anyway," 20 May 2017

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