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Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Paramount
Exhibition name: Paramount

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1950).
Introduced in United States by Paramount Roses/Paramount Nursery in 1950 as 'Paramount'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1956 as 'Paramount'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Salmon-orange, buff shading.  Mild fragrance.  up to 30 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Bushy, upright.  Glossy foliage.  

USDA zone 7a through 9b.  Very vigorous.  

United States - Patent No: PP 984  on  24 Oct 1950   VIEW USPTO PATENT