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'JACdouce' rose Description
'Wildfire ™ (hybrid tea, Zary 2004)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of GShellrude
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Average rating: GOOD+.  
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Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACdouce
Exhibition name: Wildfire ™ (hybrid tea, Zary 2004)
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2000).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 2004 as 'Wildfire'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange, yellow undertones.  None / no fragrance.  35 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, upright.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: up to 5'11" (up to 180cm).  Width: up to 4'11" (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Very vigorous.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 16,186  on  3 Jan 2006   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/849,353  on  18 May 2004
Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Somis, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a hybrid tea rose plant named `JACdouce` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed seedling (not patented) with the variety `DICjana` (Elina) (not patented). ....Observations made from January 2002 to October 2003 of plants commencing at two years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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