| Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
| Bloom shape: | High-centered |
| Petal count: | very full: 40+ petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Dark red |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Hybrid tea |
| Extra Color Info: | Nearly black |
| Growth Habit: | Tall, 4-8 feet, upright |
| Fragrance: | Strong |
| Hybridizer & year: | Swim & Weeks, 1964 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 7 and warmer |
| 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 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 4-8 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: | Chrysler Imperial x Charles Mallerin |
| Child plants: | 2 child plants |
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