Crescendo

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Jacgemze
Exhibition name: Crescendo

Bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 2010).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins (Wholesale) in 2011 as ‘Crescendo’.
Hybrid Tea.
Pink and white.  Strong fragrance.  20 petals.  Average diameter 5″.  Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.
Medium, upright.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.
Height of 5½’ (165 cm).  Width of 42″ (105 cm).
Parentage:

Gemini (hybrid tea, Zary 1999) × New Zealand (Hybrid Tea. McGredy, 1988)

‘Crescendo’ was awarded the prestigious Portland Gold Medal in 2019