'Sweet Sixteen' Rose

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'Sweet Sixteen' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Exhibition name: Sweet Sixteen

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (United States, 1943).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1943 as 'Sweet Sixteen'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1949 as 'Sweet Sixteen'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. 16 to 20 petals. Average diameter 5". Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 631 on 27 Jun 1944 VIEW USPTO PATENT

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