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Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Henry Ford

Bred by Arthur Preston Howard (United States, 1954).
Introduced in United States by Howard & Smith in 1954 as 'Henry Ford'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Pink, silver(y) shading.  30 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long buds.  

Upright.  

Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm).  

USDA zone 7b through 10b.  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) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,218  on  29 Sep 1953   VIEW USPTO PATENT

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On 4 June 1896, Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit, Michigan.