Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Extra Bloom Info: Small to medium, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Medium, 2-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Olesen, 1986
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

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

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'H.C. Andersen'
  • 'POUlander'
  • 'America's Choice'
  • 'Andersen'
  • 'Hans Christian Andersen'
  • 'Touraine'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

Date: 2008-07-12
Photo courtesy of: Huhu
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-25
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-26
Location: Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus OH USA
Date: 2016-06-26

Date: 2013-07-25
Photo courtesy of: In twilight
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
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