Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Red blend
Extra Bloom Info: Semi-double to double, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Red blend, yellow reverse, hand-painted
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1988
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)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: The Hague Gold Medal 1993
Parentage: Sexy Rexy x Maestro
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Stretch Johnson'
  • 'MACfirwal'
  • 'Rock 'n' Roll'
  • 'Tango 1988'

Common names
  • Shrub Rose
  • Rose

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Date: 2023-07-01

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San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

photo credit: Virginia McMillan

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-09-26

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