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'COCdestin' rose Description
'Remember Me ® (hybrid tea, Cocker 1979)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Nadene
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: COCdestin
Exhibition name: Remember Me ® (hybrid tea, Cocker 1979),  Rose d'Amour (hybrid tea, Cocker 1984)
Origin:
Bred by Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (Scotland, 1979).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange blend, salmon-orange shading, ages to orange-red .  Mild, fruity, spice fragrance.  20 petals.  Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 22" (up to 55cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1990/034  on  19 Feb 1990   VIEW PBR PATENT
Applicant: James Cocker & Sons.
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 389  on  3 Nov 1987
Notes:
See Comments for clarification on parentage.