Data specific to Roses (Edit)
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

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: 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

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Tzigane'
  • 'Tiz'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Garden
Date: 2017-06-30
Last flowered in 2012. A very old , much loved rose. Sentimental
Location: Garden
Date: 2017-12-01
Late bud damaged by frost
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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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