Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Red blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other: Climbing hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Cream petals, edged in red
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by John Nieuwesteeg and Jack E. Christensen, 1982

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)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red and white
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: Sport of: Double Delight

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Double Delight, Cl.'
  • 'AROclidd'
  • 'Grimpant Double Delight'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2012-05-31
digital camera
Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 5/23/23

photo credit: Yoko Nekonomania

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