{"product_id":"marylou-whitney-potted-rose-bush","title":"Marylou Whitney Potted Rose Bush","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eAbout Marylou Whitney Potted Rose Bush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"221\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"221\"\u003eRosa ‘JALwhitney’ — Marylou Whitney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"566\"\u003eMarylou Whitney is an elegant hybrid tea rose from Canadian breeder \u003cstrong data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"314\"\u003eBrad Jalbert (2011)\u003c\/strong\u003e, cherished for her soft light-pink, high-centered blooms, powerful old-rose fragrance, and long, graceful cutting stems. 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The naming rights were purchased by her husband, \u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eJohn Hendrickson\u003c\/strong\u003e, as a special gift for her 85th birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eMarylou had always adored roses and even dreamed of creating one of her own. When she learned a rose would carry her name, she famously said:\u003cbr data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"607\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"731\"\u003e“I love having the smell of roses near me… I put rosewater in the bathtub so I can smell like a rose, and now I am one!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"733\" data-end=\"1003\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHer long legacy includes supporting cultural and civic institutions in Saratoga, including historic preservation efforts and charitable projects that enriched the region for decades. 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