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'Adoration' rose Description
'Ile de France (hybrid tea, Gaujard, 1937)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Adoration
Exhibition name: Adoration
Origin:
Bred by Jean-Marie Gaujard (1903-1995) (France, before 1937).
Introduced in France by Jean-Marie Gaujard in 1937 as 'Ile de France'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1940 as 'Adoration'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Salmon-orange.  Moderate fragrance.  up to 22 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  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 453  on  25 Feb 1941   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Christened September 19, 1937 at the International Exposition in Paris.
"Ile de France" is the name of the region around Paris.