Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
Bloom shape: | High-centered |
Petal count: | very full: 40+ petals |
Rose bloom color: | Red blend |
Rebloom: | Good |
Class: | Hybrid tea |
Extra Color Info: | Red, with golden-yellow reverse |
Growth Habit: | Short, 2-3 feet, upright |
Fragrance: | Strong |
Hybridizer & year: | Francis Meilland, 1951 |
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: | 2-3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 2 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Bi-Color: Red and yellow |
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: | Peace x J.B. Meilland |
Child plants: | 4 child plants |
Yorkshirelass | On June 19, 2017 | Miscellaneous Event Rose bought for Dad back in 1964 from Woolworths for about 2/6. Moved from family home in 1991 when Dad died. Rose struggles to survive, and manages one flower about every 5 years. I won't part with it. |
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