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'Americana' rose Description
'Americana (hybrid tea, Boerner, 1960)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Dianne's Southwest Idaho Rose Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
BOEno
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Americana (hybrid tea, Boerner, 1960)
Exhibition name: Americana
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1960).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1961 as 'Americana'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1962 as 'Americana'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1963 as 'Americana'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Red.  Moderate fragrance.  28 petals.  Average diameter 5.5".  Very large, very double, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,058  on  30 May 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  6 Sep 1960
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