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• Première Ballerine
• Primaballerina

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Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Prima Ballerina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1957)
Exhibition name: Prima Ballerina ®

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, before 1956).
Introduced in Germany by Rosen-Tantau/Tantau Roses in 1957 as 'Prima Ballerina'.
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1958 as 'Première Ballerine'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Wheatcroft Brothers Ltd. in 1958 as 'Prima Ballerina'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Prima Ballerina'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Cerise, ages to deep pink .  Cherry-pink.  Strong fragrance.  20 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Light green foliage.  

Height: 3' to 4¼' (90 to 130cm).  Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.