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• DELop

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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: DELop
Exhibition name: Vatican ®

Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, before 1967).
Introduced in France by Delbard/Georges Delbard SA in 1967 as 'Vatican'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1973 as 'Vatican'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Apricot - yellow, carmine-red shading.  None to mild fragrance.  Medium, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Medium, bushy.  Glossy foliage.  

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..