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• HARzeal

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Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: HARzeal
Exhibition name: Octavia Hill

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1994).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1994 as 'Octavia Hill'.

Floribunda, Shrub.  

Light pink to pink.  Moderate, damask fragrance.  75 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat to cupped, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm).  Width: 28" to 4' (70 to 120cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

European Union - Patent No: 1526  on  16 Dec 1996
Application No: 95/0510

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Octavia Hill produces old-fashioned, quartered blooms of clear pink...