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• Joh
• Seedling No. 77-2P (Hoy)

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Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Joh,  Lady Diana (hybrid tea, Hoy 1986)

Bred by Lowell Leslie Hoy, Jr. (United States, 1986).
Introduced in United States by Certified Nurseries as 'Lady Diana'.
Introduced in United States by Joseph H. Hill Co. in 1983 as 'Lady Diana'.

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  

Light pink.  Mild fragrance.  37 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, exhibition bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, well-branched.  Medium, matte, medium green foliage.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, exhibition or garden.  Produces decorative hips.  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) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 5,360  on  4 Dec 1984   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/505,833  on  20 Jun 1983

Jerry Strahle of Carlton Rose Nurseries describes this rose as soft pink, classic shape, with long stems and few thorns...

The US Patent Application (No. US1983000505833) was filed June 20, 1983. The Patent was issued December 4, 1984. This rose is the result of a cross of 'Sonia' (USPP003095) x 'Caresse' (USPP003126). The cross was made in the Spring of 1976 and the first flower bloomed in the Fall of 1997. The flower lasts from 6 to 7 days in a vase. According to the Patent Abstract, this rose is intended for cut flower production... it produces medium large flowers of a soft clear shade of pastel pink in clusters of from 1 to 3.