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• Grand Impression
• Monet (hybrid tea, Warriner, 1998)

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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JAClion
Exhibition name: Grand Impression

Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1999 as 'Grand Impression'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2021 as 'Grand Impression'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Flowers yellow, peach, pink blends, reverse apricot yellow.  Moderate, fruity fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 6".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea, formal, high-centered, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Medium, upright, well-branched.  Large, glossy, dark green, dense, leathery foliage.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: mildew resistant, rust resistant.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

Australia - Application No: 2004/212  on  2004   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 10,273   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Artist Claude Monet was born Claude Oscar Monet in Paris 14 November 1840. He died 5 December 1926 and is buried at Giverny.