• DELsouche

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Dark red Grandiflora.
Registration name: DELsouche

Bred by Georges Delbard (1905-1999) (France, 1980).

Grandiflora.  

Dark red.  Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower 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..  

Actor Maurice Chevalier died on January 1, 1972, at the age of 83.