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• Apollo ®

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Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: ARMolo
Exhibition name: Apollo ® (hybrid tea, Armstrong, 1971)

Bred by David L. Armstrong (United States, before 1971).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses in 1971 as 'Apollo'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Bushy, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  

USDA zone 7b 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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 3,322  on  1 May 1973   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Apollo, god of healing, poetry, light...