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Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Seventh Heaven (hybrid tea, Swim & Armstrong 1966)
Exhibition name: Seventh Heaven

Bred by David L. Armstrong (United States, 1966). Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1966).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1966 as 'Seventh Heaven'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1968 as 'Seventh Heaven'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Dark red.  Strong, spice fragrance.  Average diameter 4.25".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, exhibition, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  

Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 4¼' to 4'11" (130 to 150cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,832  on  10 Sep 1968   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Source: Seventh Heaven
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