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Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Henri Dunant
Exhibition name: Botero ®

Bred by Alain Meilland (1940-....) (France, 1999).
Introduced in France by Meilland International (after 1997) in 1999 as 'Botero'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Red.  Strong, damask, old rose, raspberry fragrance.  92 to 109 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  

Medium, bushy.  Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).  Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

Australia - Application No: 2003/107  on  22 May 2003   VIEW PBR PATENT

Source: L'Haÿ-les-roses Label
Botero was registered as Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) in Switzerland (2003).
Christened as 'Mme Entian' in May 2008 in Beijing, honouring Jiang Entian (1908 Taicang - 1975 Jianjin), rosarian