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• Electron ®

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Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mullard Jubilee
Exhibition name: Electron ® (hybrid tea, McGredy, 1962)

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1962).
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. as 'Electron'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1970 as 'Electron'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Rose-pink.  Flowers shocking pink. Cherry pink. Cerise pink. Carmine..  Mild to strong, old rose, spice fragrance.  32 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact, upright, well-branched.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

USDA zone 6a and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Prefers cool sites..  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

Mullard Jubilee - 62/3585.Nicknamed Paddy Prima. Named for electronics company

United States - Patent No: PP 3,226  on  4 Jul 1972   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Tetraploid

In September 1998, the Montreal Botanical Garden (Le Jardin Botanique de Montreal) carried out a survey of its roses' resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. This is one of the outstanding varieties which showed a 0% to 5% infection rate. The data was taken on well-established roses.