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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Invitation (hybrid tea, Swim & Weeks, 1960)
Exhibition name: Invitation

Bred by Swim & Weeks (United States, before 1960).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) as 'Invitation'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1962 as 'Invitation'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Salmon-pink.  Strong, fruity, spice fragrance.  30 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Medium-large, full (26-40 petals), exhibition, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Bushy, compact.  Glossy, leathery foliage.  

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

United States - Patent No: PP 2,018  on  31 Jan 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  11 Apr 1960