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• Princess Michael of Kent ®

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Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: HARlightly
Exhibition name: Princess Michael of Kent ®

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1977).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1981 as 'Princess Michael of Kent'.

Floribunda.  

Yellow.  Strong fragrance.  38 petals.  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm).  Width: 18" to 3' (45 to 90cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

Princess Michael of Kent was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.