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• Arizona Tocade (grandiflora, Swim & Weeks 1973)
• Tocade (grandiflora, Swim & Weeks, 1973)
• WERina

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Orange blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: WERina
Exhibition name: Arizona

Bred by Swim & Weeks (United States, 1973).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1975 as 'Arizona'.
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1976 as 'Tocade'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1978 as 'Arizona'.

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  

Salmon-orange, copper shading.  Flowers golden orange to orangy yellow.  Strong, sweet, tea rose fragrance.  30 petals.  Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  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..  

New Zealand - Patent No: 111  on  2 Feb 1981
Application  on  24 Dec 1979
United States - Patent No: PP 3,568  on  11 Jun 1974   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog lists Arizona's blooms as coppery orange with undertones of vermilion and amber...