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• Mrs. Taft

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Deep pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Madame Taft
Exhibition name: Madame Taft

Bred by Ernest Levavasseur (France, 1909).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1913 as 'Mrs. Taft'.

Polyantha.  

Deep pink.  Medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  

Short.  

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.