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'Home Run' rose Description
'Home Run (hybrid tea, Motose 1956)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
1 favorite vote.  
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Origin:
Discovered by Thomas Edison Motose (United States, before 1956).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Pink, salmon-yellow undertones.  Bengal rose.  Strong, centifolia, damask fragrance.  40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Dark green, leathery foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,537  on  11 Dec 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 561,955  on  27 Jan 1956
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