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• JACtro

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White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACtro
Exhibition name: Sheer Bliss

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, 1985).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. as 'Sheer Bliss'.

Hybrid Tea.  

White or white blend, pink center.  Spice fragrance.  35 petals.  Large bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height of 3' to 7' (90 to 215 cm).  Width of 2' (60 cm).

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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) .  

Australia - Application No: 1992/001  on  6 Jan 1992   VIEW PBR PATENT
Synonym: JACtro. Applicant: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.New Zealand - Patent No: 526  on  20 Aug 1990
United States - Patent No: PP 6,282  on  13 Sep 1988   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/892,546  on  4 Aug 1986

Sheer Bliss was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because its trial period expired.