Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Cherry-red
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Gude Bros. Co., 1916

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)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
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: Sport of: Radiance
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Red Radiance'
  • 'Al's Red'

Common names
  • Rose

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Date: c. 1927
from the 1927 catalog, Riverdale Nurseries, West Springfield, Mas

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