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• Aquarius

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Pink blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: ARMaq
Exhibition name: Aquarius (grandiflora, Armstrong, 1970)

Bred by David L. Armstrong (United States, before 1970).
Introduced in France by NIRP International in 1970 as 'Aquarius'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1974 as 'Aquarius'.

Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea.  

Deep pink, cream shading, ages to lighter .  Mild fragrance.  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, ovoid buds.  

Bushy, upright.  Large, leathery foliage.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

United States - Patent No: PP 3,128  on  25 Apr 1972   VIEW USPTO PATENT