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'Topsy ™' rose Description
'Perfectly Red ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of JDR-ID159686
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Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACrove
Exhibition name: Perfectly Red ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1999).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) as 'Perfectly Red'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  Apple fragrance.  30 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).  
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) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 11,715  on  26 Dec 2000   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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