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'King Tut' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Pat Hardy's Garden
HMF Ratings:
23 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Bloom:
Yellow, lighter reverse. Mild, fruity fragrance. 22 petals. Average diameter 2". Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, bushy, climbing, upright. Small, glossy, light green foliage.
Height: 5' to 12' (150 to 365cm). Width: 3' (90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Can be grown as a climber in mild climates.
Patents:
New Zealand - Patent No: 867 on 29 Jun 1994 United States - Patent No: PP 9,012 on 13 Dec 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 08/202,512 on 24 Feb 1994
Notes:
Parentage is reversed un the 1991 reference.
messerly has this to say about 'King Tut': It is an excellent yellow mini-climber, fairly disease-resistant and a prolific bloomer throughout the summer months until frost. Gets larger than most miniatures in warm climates. A sight to behold in the spring!
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