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• Canasta 1966
• GAI 62.185

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Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Canasta

Bred by Jean-Marie Gaujard (1903-1995) (France, 1962).
Introduced in France by Jean-Marie Gaujard in 1965 as 'Canasta'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Red, purple shading.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Upright.  Large foliage.  

Height: up to 16" (up to 40cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Very vigorous.