Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Other: Semi-globular
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Medium, 2-4 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Mathias Tantau, Jr., 1976
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: 2-4 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
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Deep Secret'
  • 'Mildred Scheel'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-28
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-07-23
The blooms are huge, with a good scent.
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-12-15
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-26
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-12-06
It often makes late flowers which can survive some frost, I have
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-06-20
The outer petals are darker, when open the flowers can be bigger
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-07-23
It grows quite tall, making flowers often on a long new stem.
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-14

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