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• Signora
• Signora Piero Puricelli

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Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Signora
Exhibition name: Signora

Bred by Domenico Aicardi (1878-1964) (Italy, before 1936).
Introduced in France by Marcel Robichon in 1936 as 'Signora Piero Puricelli'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1937 as 'Signora'.

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.  

Orange - apricot, golden-yellow shading, salmon-pink outer petals.  Quince fragrance.  Strong fragrance.  27 to 35 petals.  Large, very double, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Few or no prickles/thorns.  Glossy foliage.  

Height: 4' (120cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  

United States - Patent No: PP 201  on  13 Oct 1936   VIEW USPTO PATENT

Piero Puricelli (April 4, 1883 Milan - May 8, 1951 Milan), Italian engineer, projected the Milano-lagi motorway and the Monza motodrome.

Rose Barni describes the colors of this rose as apricot-orange suffused with golden-yellow...
Arena Roses says the outer petals meld to magenta with age...