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'Fragrant Apricot ™' rose Description
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HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda. Registration name: JACgrantExhibition name: Fragrant Apricot ™
Bloom:
Apricot, lighter edges. Strong, damask fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, reflexed, rounded bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright, well-branched. Large, medium green, dense, leathery foliage.
Height: 3' to 42" (90 to 105cm). Width: 30" (75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . 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) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 11,485 on 15 Aug 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/216,342 on 18 Dec 1998 Floribunda rose plant having disease resistance; large, leathery foliage;
and large, fragrant flowers of attractive orange-red color.
| Inventors: |
Zary; Keith W. (Thousand Oaks, CA) | | Assignee: |
Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.
(Medford,
OR)
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Notes:
There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 24).
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