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• Nancy Reagan ™

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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACurnam
Exhibition name: Nancy Reagan ™ (hybrid tea, Zary 2005)

Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2003).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2004 as 'Nancy Reagan'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Moderate, sweet fragrance.  30 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or specimen.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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 15,115  on  31 Aug 2004   VIEW USPTO PATENT