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• Coppertone (hybrid tea, Kordes 1969)
• FOR 0568
• Old-time
• Oldtimer

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Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Oldtimer
Exhibition name: Oldtimer

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1969).
Introduced in South Africa by Herholdt's Nursery/J.A. Herholdt in before 1970 as 'Coppertone'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1971 as 'Oldtimer'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Yellow, amber shading, copper shading.  Apricot.  Mild, fruity fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, long, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright.  Medium, medium green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 30" to 47" (75 to 120cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,999  on  10 Nov 1970   VIEW USPTO PATENT

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