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'Lucille Ball' rose Description
Photo courtesy of N. Pierce's Garden
HMF Ratings:
27 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: JACapriExhibition name: Lucille Ball
Bloom:
Apricot. Moderate fragrance. up to 39 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, bushy, upright. Large, glossy, medium green, maroon highlights foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 4¾' to 5¼' (145 to 160cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..
Patents:
Canada - Application No: 92-118 on 27 Oct 1992 Application abandoned on November 30, 1998.
Breeder: Jack E. Christensen, Ontario, United States of America United States - Patent No: PP 8,605 on 22 Feb 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 07/817,734 on 7 Jan 1992 Inventors: Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA)
Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class which was originated by me by crossing the medium-red unpatented variety AROheddo with an unnamed deep yellow seedling.....Observations made from specimens grown in a garden environment in Somis, Calif., in April-June, 1991.
Notes:
According to the Canadian Plant Breeders' Rights Office, an application (No. 98-118) for JACapri was filed by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. This application was abandoned November 30, 1998.
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