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'Hawaiian Sunset' rose Description
'Hawaiian Sunset (hybrid tea, Swim 1962)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Smart
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
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ARS:
Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Hawaiian Sunset (hybrid tea, Swim 1962)
Exhibition name: Hawaiian Sunset
Origin:
Bred by Swim & Weeks (United States, 1962).
Introduced in United States by C.R. Burr Co. in 1962 as 'Hawaiian Sunset'.
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 1966 as 'Hawaiian Sunset'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange, yellow edges.  Moderate fragrance.  45 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  Glossy, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 7b through 10b.  Vigorous.  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 2,143  on  1 May 1962   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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