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• BEElah

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Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: BEElah
Exhibition name: Tallulah

Bred by Tony Hallows (United Kingdom, 1974).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Bees of Chester / Sealand Nurseries Ltd. in 1983 as 'Tallulah'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Golden-yellow, pink edges.  Mild fragrance.  up to 20 petals.  Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green 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) .  

Actress Tallulah Bankhead was born 31 January 1902 and died 12 December 1968. She is buried at St. Paul's Churchyard, Chestertown, Maryland. Bankhead once said about Shirley Temple, "They used to shoot her through gauze. You should shoot me through linoleum."