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• STARqueli

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Apricot or apricot blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: STARqueli
Exhibition name: Magic Lantern

Discovered by Rene Royon (France, before 1993).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1994.

Grandiflora.  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Flowers copper-orange-gold.  Mild to strong fragrance.  35 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, reflexed bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Tall, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.  

Height: 4'11" to 6' (150 to 185cm).  

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower, garden or specimen.  Hardy.  heat tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  

United States - Patent No: PP 8,861  on  16 Aug 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/088,841  on  6 Jul 1993