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Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Americana (hybrid tea, Boerner 1960)
Exhibition name: Americana

Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1960).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1961 as 'Americana'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1962 as 'Americana'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1963 as 'Americana'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Red.  Moderate fragrance.  28 petals.  Average diameter 5.5".  Very large, very double, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Upright.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,058  on  30 May 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  6 Sep 1960