'Apricot Silk' Rose

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'Apricot Silk' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Apricot Silk
Exhibition name: Apricot Silk

Origin:

Bred by Charles Walter Gregory (United Kingdom, 1965).
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 1970 as 'Apricot Silk'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Moderate fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 2' to 4¼' (60 to 130cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Souvenir de Jacques Verschuren × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about parentage, see References.