Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium red
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Medium tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Alexander M. (Alec) Cocker, 1970)
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 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: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 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: Fragrant Cloud x Dame de Coeur
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Alec's Red'
  • 'COred'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: June 05, 2018
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: June 05, 2018
Uploaded by Beth_NorCal
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-14

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses

Photo by Kurt Stüber
Uploaded by Beth_NorCal
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-14

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