Breeding stock only

Bred by Joseph Baiocchi (United States).

Hybrid Tea.  

Rose-pink.  None to mild fragrance.  20 to 25 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea, high-centered to flat bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Medium, rounded buds.  

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright.  Large, light green foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 5' (150cm).  Width: 4" (10cm).

Can be used for garden, hedge or landscape.  Very vigorous.  can be grown as a shrub.  heat tolerant.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  

TO BE CULLED: After almost 10 years evaluation I've decided to cull this plant. Most of the pollen is not viable and it only occasionally sets hips (which usually abort). It has the unsightly habit of turning very anemic when the hot weather sets in. It takes up so much room, but contributes nothing to the breeding program. It will be removed after the 2020 fall flush.

Reference ID #CX: This plant was actually raised prior to 2011. As such it should have gotten a study name beginning with 'A'.
But the die has been cast and Bedford it will stay while being evaluated. The plant is VERY vigorous and grows non-stop.
I currently have it in a 22 gallon pot, but will need to move it up to a 50 in 2020. After a very impressive first (and sometimes second,) flush, the plant continues to grow after the heat sets in but exhibits unsightly anemic leaves. This defect disappears with the onset of cooler weather.

"Bedford" is a study name for this plant.