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• 74-2681 (Sunflare)
• Sun Flare

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Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: JACjem
Exhibition name: Sun Flare

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, before 1978).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) as 'Sun Flare'.

Floribunda.  

Yellow.  Mild, licorice fragrance.  20 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  

Armed with thorns / prickles, compact, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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).  

New Zealand - Patent No: 324  on  5 Aug 1996
Application No: ROS203  on  10 Sep 1985
United States - Patent No: PP 5,001  on  22 Mar 1983   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/299,024  on  3 Sep 1981