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'Sunlight' rose Description
'Grisbi (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1956)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of HubertG
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Sunlight (hybrid tea, Meilland 1956)
Origin:
Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1956).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1957 as 'Grisbi'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1958 as 'Sunlight'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Grisbi'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  43 to 48 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,576  on  12 Mar 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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