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• Neon Lights

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Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: JACout
Exhibition name: Neon Lights

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, 1991).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1992 as 'Neon Lights'.

Floribunda.  

Fuchsia / magenta - pink, ages to lavender .  Strong fragrance.  20 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, reflexed, rounded bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  

Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, dense foliage.  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Hardy.  vigorous.  heat tolerant.  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 8,692  on  19 Apr 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/023,881  on  17 Feb 1993

Tetraploid