'Almost Sunset' Rose

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'Almost Sunset' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• JAColly

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JAColly

Origin:

Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1996).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1996.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange, yellow reverse. None to mild fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright, well-branched. Large, glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage.

Growing:

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

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 8,700 on 26 Apr 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT

A hybrid tea rose plant having distinctive orange flowers with a yellow
reverse on the petals, red bark on main stems and laterals, thick petals,
vigorous, upright growth habit, and an attractive exhibition-style flower
and bud form.

Inventors:	Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA)
Assignee:	Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Medford, OR)

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Hello Dolly

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