Miniature rose plant named `MORsixty`

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of miniature rose, primarily identified by the mauve (lavender) color of its petals and double flowers.

The following is claimed: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of rose plant of the miniature class, of hardy, dwarf, bushy, much branched habit substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by buds and flowers, basically Mauve (lavender), the bud being pointed in the early stage, resembling in form `Lavender Jewel` (miniature), with the open flower being double and rounded with 40 or more petals; and further characterized by a plant of compact, vigorous, upright shape with main stems and shoots of less than average thorniness, the said plant being easy to propagate from soft-wood cuttings with an abundance of small, semi-glossy foliage, the flowers being usually borne in small clusters on medium length stems.