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'Sunset' rose Description
'Sunset (tea, Henderson, 1883)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of A Rose Man
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Tea.
Registration name: Sunset (tea, Henderson, 1883)
Origin:
Discovered by Peter Henderson (1822-1890) (United States, 1883).
Introduced in Australia by Standard Nursery in 1887 as 'Sunset'.
Class:
Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange - yellow, pink shading.  Strong fragrance.  50 to 60 petals.  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, long sepals, long buds.  
Habit:
Upright, well-branched.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
'Sunset' in commerce now is not the original rose.
The original 'Sunset' had deeply serrated foliage, similar to its parent.
 
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