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'Midnite Sun' rose Description

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HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Midnite Sun
Origin:
Bred by Brownell Family (United States, 1955).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Yellow blend, red edges.  Strong fragrance.  40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  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) .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,510  on  4 Sep 1956   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 513,922  on  7 Jun 1955
“It came into being as a seedling, the pollen parent of which was ‘Sutter’s Gold’, Plant Patent No. 885, and the seed parent was an unnnamed seedling descendant from Rosa Wichuraiana.
“The date of the polination of my new rose was July 7, 1950.”
Notes:
The parentage is reversed in the references.