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'Tuscan Sun ™' rose Description
'Tuscan Sun ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Seil
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: JACthain
Exhibition name: Tuscan Sun ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2000).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2004 as 'Tuscan Sun'.
Class:
Floribunda.   (Series: New Generation Roses ® Collection)  
Bloom:
Orange, deep pink outer petals.  Copper and pink.  Strong, spice fragrance.  up to 25 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, upright, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).  Width: 32" to 39" (80 to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU3672P  on  18 Dec 2008
Application No: 2007/070  on  9 Mar 2007   VIEW PBR PATENT
First sold in USA in Jan 2005. First Australian sale Jun 2006.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 17,083  on  5 Sep 2006   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 11/139,317  on  27 May 2005
Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Agoura Hills, CA)
....originated by me by crossing the variety `MACivy` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,362), with an unnamed pink floribunda seedling (not patented) (`JACship` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,948).times.`JACdew` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,122)).....Observations made from January 2003 to August 2004 from plants commencing at three years of age grown in a garden environment at Somis, Calif.
Notes:
No. 047 in the 2002 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli).