'Apricot Passion ™' Rose

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'Apricot Passion ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• JACpinap

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACpinap
Exhibition name: Apricot Passion ™

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 2000 as 'Apricot Passion'.
Introduced in Australia by Swane's Nursery/Swane Bros Pty Ltd in 2003 as 'Apricot Passion'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Mild, anise fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 47" to 5½' (120 to 165cm). Width: 4½' (135cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . 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) .

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU3392P on 5 Sep 2007
Application No: 2004/220 on 29 Jul 2004 VIEW PBR PATENT

unnamed Seedling x ‘Mirabella’ ....Breeder: Keith Zary, Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc., Somis, CA, USA.
First sold in USA in Dec 2000. First Australian sale Sep 2003.

United States - Patent No: PP 12,202 on 13 Nov 2001 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 455222 on 6 Dec 1999

Hybrid tea rose plant named JACpinap
Keith W. Zary, Thousand Oaks, California
Parentage: (Unnamed seedling x TANsenfrie) x JACjubel
... having long stems bearing high centered fragrant flowers; dark green, glossy foliage; vigorous upright growth and resistance to mildew and rust... Bloom Size: Large. Average open size is 41/2 inches... Average stem length is about 16 to 20 inches... Number of petals under normal conditions: 25 to 30... Fragrance: Moderate; anise... Lastingness: On the plant: Long (about seven to eight days). As a cut flower: Long (about eight to nine days)... At maturity, height is 51/2 feet, width is 41/2 feet... Resistant to mildew and rust, susceptible to blackspot under normal growing conditions...

Parentage:

seed:	Unnamed Seedling × Friesensöhne ®
pollen:	Mirabella ™

Notes:

gameinator wrote on the 3 of April 2002: I found one at Home Depot in Austin, Texas.

Susie Boyd reports (April 2002) that all the Home Depots in Nashville, Tennessee, have plenty of 'Apricot Passion'.

sabdpb found one at a Home Depot in San Antonion, Texas, and reports it was in bloom and it was beautiful!