• DELbéchir

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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: DELbéchir
Exhibition name: Bernadette Chirac ®

Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, 1979).

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.  

Apricot, yellow blending, orange blending, ages to carmine-pink .  Mild fragrance.  up to 23 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy.  Wrinkled (rugose) foliage.  

Height: up to 4'11" (up to 150cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden.  Vigorous.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..