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'Delilah' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
ARS: Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.Registration name: SUNdelExhibition name: Delilah 
Class: Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.   
Bloom: Pink, lilac shading.  None / no fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, very double, borne mostly solitary, quilled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Wide oval buds.   
Habit: Tall, few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Medium, matte, dark green foliage.  
 Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  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.   
Patents: Australia - Patent No: AU1008P  on  23 Mar 1998 Application No: 1995/077  on  27 Feb 1995   VIEW PBR PATENT unknown seedling x ‘Oceanie’. Breeder: Frank Bart SchuurmanFirst sold New Zealand 1993.
   New Zealand - Patent No: 947  on  27 Apr 1995 Application No: ROS478  on  4 Feb 1994 Trade Name: Delilah. Breeder's Reference: 90/103.   United States - Patent No: PP 11,689   VIEW USPTO PATENT Errata published January 2, 2001: All reference to Patent No. PP 11,689 to Frank Schuurman of Escondido of Auckland, New Zealand for HYBRID TEA ROSE PLANT  NAMED “SUNDEL' appearing in the Official Gazette of December 12, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted. 
Notes: Errata published 2001: "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,689 to Frank Schuurman of Auckland, New Zealand for HYBRID TEA ROSE PLANT NAMED 'SUNDEL' appearing in the Official Gazette of December 12, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted." |