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'Tom Tom' rose Description
'Tom Tom' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Maurice REYBAUD
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
20 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep pink Floribunda.
Origin:
Bred by E.J. Lindquist (Unknown, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Howard Rose Co. in 1957 as 'Tom Tom'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1971 as 'Tom Tom'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  Mild, spice fragrance.  23 to 27 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,671  on  24 Dec 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 655,929  on  29 Apr 1957
Robert V. Lindquist, Hemet, Calif., assignor to Hemet Wholesale, Hemet, Calif., a partnership.
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