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'Aromatherapy ™' rose Description
'Aromatherapy ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Sheldon, John & Robyn
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HMF Ratings:
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Average rating: GOOD.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JAChonew
Exhibition name: Aromatherapy ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2000).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2005 as 'Aromatherapy'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.   (Series: New Generation Roses ® Collection)  
Bloom:
Pink.  Strong, damask, spice fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched.  Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: up to 5½' (up to 165cm).  Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  Very vigorous.  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.  
Breeder's notes:
Produces an abundance of perfect pink buds and blossoms.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,031  on  18 Sep 2007   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/139,224  on  27 May 2005
Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Agoura Hills, CA)
....originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented pink hybrid seedling, (`JAColite` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,167).times.`KORlingo` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,846)) with the variety `MACgenev` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,279)....Observations made from January 2003 to August 2004 from plants commencing at three years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
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