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Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Pompeii

Bred by Dorothy Jean Searles Bailey (United States, 1980).
Introduced in United States by San Joaquin Rose Co. in 1980 as 'Pompeii'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Red blend.  Velvety red with yellow reverse.  Mild, damask fragrance.  30 to 32 petals.  Average diameter 5.5".  Borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid buds.  

Few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Large, leathery foliage.  

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 4,430   VIEW USPTO PATENT