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• Favorita ™

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Discovered by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1946).
Introduced in United States by Stark Bros. in 1954 as 'Favorita'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1956 as 'Favorita'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Salmon-orange.  Moderate fragrance.  45 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 5.75".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), open bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Dark green foliage.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 1,340  on  18 Jan 1955   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 424,286  on  23 Apr 1954