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Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: South Seas

Bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey (United States, 1960).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1962 as 'South Seas'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1964 as 'South Seas'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1964 as 'Mers du Sud'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Coral-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  48 petals.  Average diameter 6.5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Upright.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,184  on  16 Oct 1962   VIEW USPTO PATENT