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• Midas Touch ™

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Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACtou
Exhibition name: Midas Touch ™ (Hybrid Tea, Christensen, 1992)

Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1992).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1994 as 'Midas Touch'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Deep yellow.  Moderate, musk fragrance.  Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, bushy.  Large, matte, medium green foliage.  

Height: 4'11" to 5¼' (150 to 160cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

Australia - Application No: 1996/065  on  1996   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 8,706  on  3 May 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/017,829  on  16 Feb 1993

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lelliottsmith emailed information about 'Midas Touch': I planted one of these last year. In Louisiana, the big problem is black spot and mildew. This plant is extremely resistant to both and is constantly blooming, even in the extreme heat of August.