| Bloom size: | Very large: 6" or more |
| Bloom shape: | High-centered |
| Petal count: | very full: 40+ petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Deep pink |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Hybrid tea |
| Growth Habit: | Tall, 4-7 feet, upright |
| Fragrance: | Moderate |
| Hybridizer & year: | Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland, 1965 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 7 and warmer |
| Awards: | AARS: 1968 |
| 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: | 4-7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2-3 feet |
| 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: | Chrysler Imperial x Karl Herbst |
| Child plants: | 4 child plants |
| Seedfork | On April 3, 2015 | Bloomed First bloom not too impressive, I feel sure the rest will look better as the season progresses. |
| mattmackay22 | On August 15, 2014 | Obtained plant |
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