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'Éterna ®' rose Description
'Éterna ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
DELic
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: DELic
Exhibition name: Éterna ®
Origin:
Bred by Georges Delbard (1905-1999) (France, before 1976). Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, before 1976).
Introduced in France by Delbard/Georges Delbard SA in 1978 as 'Éterna'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light pink.   (Rose dragée).  None to mild fragrance.  30 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  Leathery foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,440  on  19 Jul 1979   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 05/859,995  on  12 Dec 1977
Inventors: Delbard; Georges A. (Paris, FR)
Notes:
Eterna was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.