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'TOMflo' rose Description
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda. Registration name: TOMflo Exhibition name: Howard Florey
Bloom:
Apricot, yellow undertones. Strong, clove, lemon fragrance. 15 to 25 petals. Average diameter 3". Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy. Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 42" to 4½' (105 to 135cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b 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.
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU2598P on 7 Feb 2005 Application No: 1998/199 on 7 Oct 1998 VIEW PBR PATENTseed parent ‘Seduction’ x pollen parent ‘Apricot Nectar’. The seed parent was characterised by its white and pink petal colour. The pollen parent was characterised by its semi-double flower type and large blooms. Hybridisation took place in Mt Barker, South Australia in 1995 and 1996....Breeder: George Thomson, Mt Barker, South Australia.
First Australian sale winter 1999.
Notes:
Ross Roses say that in Australia, 'Howard Florey' is a charity rose sold to raise funds for medical research. Howard Florey, a distinguished South Australian, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine in 1945 for his development of lifesaving Penicillin.
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