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Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Forty-niner
Exhibition name: Forty-niner

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1949).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses as 'Forty-niner'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1950 as 'Forty-niner'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Rose-red to cherry-red, yellow reverse.  Mild fragrance.  25 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3.75".  Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), open bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Compact, upright.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: up to 4'7" (up to 140cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Vigorous.  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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 792  on  16 Mar 1948   VIEW USPTO PATENT