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• Ko's Yellow

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Yellow blend Miniature.
Registration name: MACkosyel
Exhibition name: Ko's Yellow

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1973).
Introduced in New Zealand by Avenue Roses/Avenue Nurseries (Levin) Ltd. in 1979 as 'Ko's Yellow'.

Miniature.  

Yellow blend, pink edges, ages to lighter .  Mild fragrance.  39 to 43 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Bushy, compact.  Small, glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 18" to 39" (45 to 100cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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.  

Ko's Yellow - Mackosyel. For Ko Schuurman.

United States - Patent No: PP 4,385  on  27 Feb 1979   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 05/874,824  on  3 Feb 1978

This rose was named for Ko Schuurman, the wife of a close colleague and friend of the hybridizer.