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• DELcolb

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Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: DELcolb
Exhibition name: Colbert ®

Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, 1990).

Hybrid Tea.  

Pink blend.  Flowers white cream, delicately shaded porcelain pink.  Mild fragrance.  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Dark green foliage.  

Height: 31" to 39" (80 to 100cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, 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..  

One of the roses (listed as 'Colbert') in the Rose Introducers of New Zealand (RINZ) 1998 Display Trial.

Jean Baptiste Colbert was in charge of France's finances under Louis XIV. He died 6 September 1683.