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'Fame! ™' rose Description
'Fame! ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Sbaham
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
52 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Deep pink Grandiflora.
Registration name: JACzor
Exhibition name: Fame! ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1998 as 'Fame!'.
Class:
Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  Mild fragrance.  25 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).  Width: 4½' (135cm).
Growing:
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) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1998/073  on  1998   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 11,293   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Notes:
Some difference of opinion on parentage. Parentage given comes from All-American Rose Selections. See References for more information.
Both patents list the parentage stated here.