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'Fragrant Keepsake ™' rose Description
'Fragrant Keepsake ™' rose photo
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ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACfrens
Exhibition name: Fragrant Keepsake ™
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, before 2001).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2004 as 'Fragrant Keepsake'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light yellow, pink edges, deep yellow undertones.  Strong, damask, fruity, sweet fragrance.  26 to 41 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 4' to 5'11" (120 to 180cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape, shrub or specimen.  Very vigorous.  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.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 15,773  on  17 May 2005   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/848,728  on  18 Jun 2004
Inventors: Zary; Keith W. (Somis, CA)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a hybrid tea rose plant named `JACfrens` which was originated by me by crossing the variety `KEIbian`, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,476, with the variety `JACjel`, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,438. ....Observations made of plants commencing at two years of age, grown from bare roots in a garden environment at Somis, Calif., from January to October 2003.
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