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• Caramel Sunset
• Carmel Sunset
• Close Up (hybrid tea, McGredy, 1992)
• MACclosup

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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: MACclosup
Exhibition name: Carmel Sunset

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (before 1988).
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 2001 as 'Close Up'.
Introduced by Unknown (New Zealand) in circa 2003 as 'Kirkcaldie'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Salmon pink. Soft orange. Can become cabbagey and have split centres.  Moderate fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

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

Height: 47" (120cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for garden.  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) .  

Kirkcaldie - Macclosup. Nicknamed Close Up. For the Wellington Department Store.