Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Other: Quartered
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Other: Romantica
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Alain Meilland, 2000
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 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: Charlotte Rampling x (Ambassador x Marion Foster)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Rouge Royale'
  • 'MEIkarouz'
  • 'Alain Souchon'
  • 'Caruso'
  • 'Valentina Casucci'
  • 'Father's Love'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-10-24
Rouge Royale

Date: 2020-08-26

Date: 2020-08-26
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2019-09-02
A heart-shaped Rouge Royale wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day!
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2008-07-05
very fragrant
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-09-11
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-09-11

Photo courtesy of: florum

Date: 2015-04-22
Photo courtesy of: florum
Uploaded by zuzu
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 9, 2014 6:05 PM concerning plant:
    Lovely red, thick, full petal form on the blooms of this Romantica hybrid tea. Rouge Royale is a stunning rose. Just as all my other roses here in my humid Long Island, NY garden, Rouge Royal needs to be sprayed with a systemic fungicide to remain disease free.

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