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'Welcome Home' rose Description
'Welcome Home (hybrid tea, Zary, 2007)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
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Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACsumio
Exhibition name: Welcome Home
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2005).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 2007 as 'Welcome Home'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.   (Series: Ultimate Rose ™ Collection)  
Bloom:
Light yellow.  Light yellow buds open to peachy pink centers that mature to yellow.  Moderate, anise, licorice fragrance.  up to 30 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, upright.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Prefers full sun.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,125  on  19 Aug 2008   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/824,554  on  29 Jun 2007
Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
...originated by me by crossing the variety `JACdash` (female parent, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,659), with the variety `DELosol` (male parent, not patented). .....Observations made from January 2006 to June 2007 from plants at two to three years of age growing in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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