Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Orange red
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Orange-red, with copper shading
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Joseph F. Winchel, 1984
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: New growth is a deep bronze color. Beautiful contrast with the older green leaves. Also combines well with the bloom color.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Fragrant Cloud x Oklahoma

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Uploaded by Canadian_Rose
Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2023-05-08
Planted 15 years ago at my office building from a 5 dollar Walmar

Date: 2017-05-24
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2021-04-26
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2021-06-06
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2022-05-21
Location: Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA 17033
Date: 2016-06-26

Dolly Parton at a local nursery
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2020-10-04
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2020-11-13
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
  • Uploaded by jon
Uploaded by Canadian_Rose
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2011-10-03
Leaves are frost-kissed, but the bloom is beautiful.
Location: Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA 17033
Date: 2016-06-26
Location: Hershey Gardens, Hershey, PA 17033
Date: 2016-06-26

Survived, barely, zone 5 winter, Colorado.  Not a strong rose.

Not as strong as a scent as I'd hoped, but survived.

After 3 years of being in the ground, Dolly Parton is finally sho
Location: Grapevine, Texas USA
Date: 2020-11-13
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-05-10
At Sunriver Nursery
Uploaded by GoldBeardThePirate
Uploaded by GoldBeardThePirate
Uploaded by GoldBeardThePirate
Location: Chamblee's Nursery in Tyler, TX
Date: 2012-04-25
Comments:
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Sep 29, 2011 3:55 PM concerning plant:
    Survives zone 5 CO winters with help. Took 3 years to settle in & actually take off.

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