'Apricot Delight' Rose

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'Apricot Delight' rose Description

My HMF:

'Apricot Delight (hybrid tea, Attfield 1995)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Southern Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Attlight

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Brian B. Attfield (1927-2012) (New Zealand, before 1995).

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Apricot cream. None / no fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, spreading.

Height: 4'11" to 7'10" (150 to 240cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, exhibition or garden. Rain tolerant.

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 1373 on 4 Jun 1998
Application No: ROS626 on 26 Mar 1997

Trade Name: Apricot Delight.

Parentage:

Delightful Lady × Hot Chocolate (floribunda, Simpson, 1986)

Notes:

Nigel Pratt at Tasman Bay Roses says this rose is a superb show bench rose with classic Hybrid Tea buds of apricot...
According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made March 26, 1997 and granted June 4, 1998 (PVR Grant No. 1373).
The breeder's Reference for this rose is Attlight. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'Apricot Delight'. This PVR Grant expires June 4, 2021.