Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Dark red, lighter red reverse
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-6 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Joseph Orard, before 1998

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: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Australian National Rose Trials Bronze Medal 2008
Parentage: Lasting Love x Hidalgo

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Firefighter'
  • 'ORAdal'
  • 'Hacienda'
  • 'Red 'n' Fragrant'
  • 'Roxanne Pallett'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: August 26, 2018
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: October 23, 2018
Close up of the elongated decorative sepal
Photo by SoCalGardenNut
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: October 01 2016
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: October 23, 2018
One of the last blooms of the season
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: August 26, 2018
Much better blooms since temps dropped out of the triple digits
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: July 12, 2015
Photo by Aerith
Photo by SoCalGardenNut
Photo by SoCalGardenNut

Date: 2022-05-15
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: Deer Park,TX Zone 9
Date: May 2023
Photo by Canadian_Rose
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-05-10
At Sunriver Nursery
Location: Mountains of northern California
Date: October 31, 2015
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: August 7, 2013

Firefighter at a local nursery
Photo by Skiekitty
Photo by Skiekitty

credit: Challiyan
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Location: Massab Acres, Taylor, MI
Date: 2010-07-10
Photo by Steve812
Photo by Skiekitty
Comments:
  • Posted by DogsNDaylilies (SE Michigan - Zone 6a) on Sep 5, 2015 7:06 PM concerning plant:
    I just bought two Firefighter roses from a nursery today (Sept 5) because they were blooming SO well at the nursery and the scent was so STRONG and intoxicating. I wanted a red rose and they had about 10-15 varieties of red rose, but none of the others were as perfect. Firefighter has scent, form, and good-for-cut-flower-arrangements all going for it!

    It also seemed less susceptible to black spot than some of the other varieties. The nursery top-waters with automatic sprinklers on tall poles, so it is fairly evident which roses succumbed more than others and, while Firefighter had some spots, it wasn't many and the leaves were still very dark (making the spots less noticeable) unlike other roses whose leaves yellowed.

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