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
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Gareth Fryer, 1988
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

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: 3-4 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
Parentage: Deep Secret x Fragrant Cloud

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Velvet Fragrance'
  • 'FRYperdee'
  • 'Velours Parfume'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

Date: 2017-07-07

Date: 2019-09-25
Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-09-08
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-10-10
Velvet Fragrance displaying a classic hybrid tea form.
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-07-18
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-09-08

Date: 2019-06-11
Uploaded by MargieNY

Date: 2014-09-14

Date: 2014-09-14

Date: 2014-09-14

Date: 2014-09-14
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