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• Billy Graham ™

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Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: JACgray
Exhibition name: Billy Graham ™

Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1998).
Introduced in United States by Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. in 1999 as 'Billy Graham'.

Hybrid Tea.   (Series: New Generation Roses ® Collection)  

Light pink.  Mild, sweet fragrance.  26 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  

USDA zone 7b and warmer.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  

United States - Patent No: PP 11,049  on  31 Aug 1999   VIEW USPTO PATENT

There's a color photograph of this rose in the November 1998 issue of the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine (p. 22).