Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Extra Bloom Info: Double to full, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium, 2-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Gareth Fryer, 1998

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Lavaglut x ((Anytime x Liverpool Echo) x (New Penny x seedling))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Dusky Dancer'
  • 'FRYtrooper'
  • 'Daily Post'
  • 'Karla'
  • 'Liverpool Daily Post'
  • 'Raven'

Common names
  • Rose

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