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'Speaker Sam' rose Description
'Speaker Sam' rose photo
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Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Speaker Sam
Origin:
Discovered by Letcher A. Dean (United States, 1962).
Introduced in United States by ARP Roses, Inc. in 1962 as 'Speaker Sam'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Yellow blend, red edges.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b and warmer.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,053  on  25 Apr 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  28 Jun 1960
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