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• French Perfume

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Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KEIbian
Exhibition name: French Perfume

Bred by Seizo Suzuki (Japan, before 1992).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1993 as 'French Perfume'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Yellow, pink edges.  Moderate, fruity, sweet fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very double bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  

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).  

United States - Patent No: PP 8,476  on  30 Nov 1993   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 07/971,506  on  4 Nov 1992

Source: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/baranoie/c/0000002258
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/baranoie/c/0000002314
According to the US Patent for KEIbian, the breeder's objective was to produce a Hybrid Tea that had distinctive color changes in sunlight as the flower fades.