June 12th is National Red Rose day in the U.S., so I thought it would be fun if each of us posted some of our favorite red roses. I'll kick it off with the hybrid tea 'Opening Night'. It was hybridized by Keith Zary and introduced in 1998. In our garden, the large blooms grow on long stems that are ideal for cutting, and the color is a deep bright red, which is no surprise given that its parents are Sam McGredy's 'Olympiad' and Pernille Olesen's 'Ingrid Bergman'.

Forever Yours

First bloom of my baby Crimson Glory.

My favorite is 'Opening Night' too. It's a true red that never "blues" as it ages.



And look at the length of the stems -- perfect for bouquets!

My red rose that was blooming lost it's bloom yesterday in the storm (80 mph winds) and Mister Lincoln isn't blooming yet. So that means my answer is whatever red rose is blooming somewhere today is my favorite!!

I've got a couple of red rose's that I enjoy a lot.
Munstead Wood

Bold Ruler

Kiss Kordana

Let Freedom Ring

LD Braithwaite

Grand Amore'

If you were to choose a favorite among those, who would it be?

Black Forest Floribunda
Lost to RRD.



Red Drift Shrub, a.k.a. Nature Meillandecor
Tough cookie. Lost two Coral Drifts to RRD. So far, the two Reds keep chugging along.




Opening Night Hybrid Tea
Not only gorgeous, but this image was taken the morning of 12/25/15--what a present! Not sure what happened to it, it just faded away.

They are all so nice! Here's the climber, 'Blaze of Glory,' another one by Keith Zary.

And a few more...

Hi Neighbor


Reba MacEntire


Red Ribbons


Ole

Beautiful red roses! I have just a few tonight and I don't like how my phone puts an orange cast on Don Juan. It's a darker red:

Don Juan




Forever Yours—the petals stay on a long time after opening up to perfect velvety blooms:




Burgundy Iceberg—do they count as red?






Mr. Lincoln in bud:

RR



Red Eden

Gorgeous!

Here's the aptly named 'Red Queen'.