'Audrey Hepburn' Rose

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'Audrey Hepburn' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Joan's Desire
• TWOadore

HMF Ratings:

39 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: TWOadore

Origin:

Bred by Jerry F. Twomey (United States, 1991).
Introduced in United States by Spring Hill Nurseries in before 1996 as 'Audrey Hepburn'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink. Fruity fragrance. 30 to 36 petals. Medium to large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 7,980 on 22 Sep 1992 VIEW USPTO PATENT

A new hybrid tea rose plant producing light pink flowers.

Inventors:	Twomey; Jerry (Leucadia, CA)
Assignee:	DeVor Nurseries, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)

Parentage:

Evening Star ® (floribunda, Warriner, 1974) × Unnamed Seedling

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