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'Tahitian Sunset ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of N. Pierce's Garden
HMF Ratings:
70 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: JACgoddeExhibition name: Tahitian Sunset ™
Class:
Hybrid Tea. (Series: New Generation Roses ® Collection)
Bloom:
Apricot, pink edges. Apricot yellow pink blend upper, same reverse. Strong, anise, licorice fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Tall, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Heat tolerant. prefers full sun. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Excellent blackspot resistance
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,004 on 8 Jul 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/585,432 on 23 Oct 2006 Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
.... originated by me by crossing an unnamed orange hybrid tea seedling (not patented) (unnamed seedling orange-pink.times.unnamed yellow hybrid tea seedling) with the variety `JACdash` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,659)....Observations made from January 2005 to July 2006 from plants commencing at two years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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